Nestlé

Nestlé is a Switzerland-based food and beverage group headquartered in Vevey. Its activities span coffee, nutrition and health science, infant nutrition, dairy products, confectionery, culinary foods, pet care and bottled water. The company’s history is commonly traced to the late nineteenth century, when Henri Nestlé developed and commercialized an infant-food product. It later expanded through the combination of businesses in dairy, chocolate, coffee and other food categories. Over time, brand development, research and product innovation, and acquisitions helped Nestlé build a diversified international portfolio. The exact product mix differs by market because the group combines global brands with products sold mainly in particular countries or regions. Coffee and nutrition are major areas of activity, while pet care is also an important part of the business. As a listed company, Nestlé operates through global research, supply-chain and distribution capabilities across a broad range of food and beverage categories.

Nestlé’s corporate history grew out of nineteenth-century European businesses in infant nutrition and dairy products. Henri Nestlé developed and commercialized an infant-food product in Switzerland under the Nestlé family name. At the same time, the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company developed businesses in condensed milk and dairy products. The two business lines were combined in the late nineteenth century, providing an important foundation for the modern group. During the twentieth century, Nestlé expanded beyond dairy and infant foods into chocolate, coffee, culinary products and other packaged foods. The development of instant coffee strengthened the company’s international consumer-brand presence, while confectionery brands such as KitKat became part of its global portfolio. The group subsequently entered additional food, beverage, nutrition and pet-care categories through research and development, brand building and acquisitions. In recent years, Nestlé has focused its portfolio on categories with scale and growth potential while continuing to operate major businesses in coffee, nutrition, pet care and water. Because the company combines global and local brands, its product mix and commercial priorities vary by market.

• 1938
  [1]Nestlé — Our historynestle.com
• 1905
  [1]Nestlé — Our historynestle.com
• 1866
  [1]Nestlé — Our historynestle.com

A global food, beverage, nutrition and pet-care group positioned around everyday consumption, trusted brands, innovation, nutrition and increasingly health and wellness, with sustainability and responsible sourcing used as supporting themes.

• 1938

  Nescafé

  Nestlé’s coffee brand covering instant coffee and other coffee-drink formats, and one of the group’s best-known international brands.

• Nespresso

  A coffee business centered on capsule machines, coffee capsules and related services for home and professional consumption.

• KitKat

  Nestlé’s chocolate and wafer brand, best known for its segmented wafer chocolate products sold in many markets.

• Purina

  Nestlé’s pet-care brand portfolio, offering food and nutrition products for cats, dogs and other companion animals.

• 2011

  Nestlé Health Science

  A business platform focused on nutrition, health management and specialized dietary needs across medical and consumer nutrition settings.

• San Pellegrino

  A premium mineral-water and beverage brand in Nestlé’s water portfolio, known for mineral water and sparkling beverages.

• 2026

  Nestlé recalls specific SMA infant formula batches in Ireland over cereulide risk

  The Food Safety Authority of Ireland advised that Nestlé is voluntarily recalling specific batches of SMA infant formula and follow-on formula due to the potential presence of cereulide, a toxin produced by some Bacillus cereus strains that can cause food poisoning. The recall is precautionary, with no reported cases of illness to date, and caregivers are advised not to feed the recalled products to infants or young children.

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• 2026

  Nestlé recalls baby food batches in Europe over toxin contamination risk

  Nestlé initiated a public recall of batches of baby food in several European countries as a precautionary measure after Austrian authorities detected small amounts of cereulide, a toxin causing food poisoning, in two batches. The recall affects the Beba brand and special products such as Alfamino sold in Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, among others. The company said the cause was a technical cleaning defect at a supplier that contaminated an ingredient in December. No illness cases have been reported.

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• 2026

  Texas Attorney General sues Nestlé and Gerber over toxic heavy metals in baby food

  The Texas Attorney General brought legal proceedings against Nestlé and its US subsidiary Gerber Products under the Texas Unfair Trade Practices Act, alleging the companies misled parents about toxic heavy metals in Gerber baby food. The suit alleges Gerber claimed its products were safe and rigorously tested while its own tests showed dangerous levels of arsenic and lead, including rice flour batches used between 2017 and 2019 with more than nine times the permitted arsenic concentration, carrots with up to 17 times the cadmium limit, and sweet potatoes with nearly 10 times the lead limit, and that Gerber issued no recalls or warnings after 2021 lab findings of excess arsenic in rice cereal. Nestlé was not immediately available for comment.

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• 2019

  Nestlé recalls cookie dough products over possible rubber contamination

  Nestlé announced a voluntary recall of certain refrigerated Nestlé Toll House cookie dough products distributed in the United States and Puerto Rico following reports of food-grade rubber pieces. The company stated that it had identified and fixed the source of the contamination. According to the announcement, no illnesses or injuries had been reported in connection with the recalled products.

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• 2026

  Nestlé changes Japan leadership[19]Nestlé changes Japan leadershipnestle.co.jp

  Leadership change

  Nestlé Japan announced that Motoi Shimakawa would become representative director, president and CEO on July 1, 2026, succeeding Tatsuhiko Fukaya.

• 2025

  Nestlé appoints Philipp Navratil as chief executive officer[11]Nestlé appoints Philipp Navratil as chief executive after Laurent Freixe departurenestle.com

  Leadership change

  The board appointed Philipp Navratil as CEO following the immediate departure of Laurent Freixe. The company stated that its strategic direction would remain unchanged while emphasizing execution and efficiency.

• 2025

  Nestlé announces move toward full ownership of Hsu Fu Chi[20]Nestlé announces move toward full ownership of Hsu Fu Chinestle.com.cn

  M&A

  Nestlé announced an agreement to acquire the remaining minority stake held by the founding family in Chinese confectionery company Hsu Fu Chi.

• 2025

  Nestlé appoints Philipp Navratil as chief executive[21]Nestlé appoints Philipp Navratil as chief executivenestle.com

  Leadership change

  Nestlé appointed long-serving executive Philipp Navratil as chief executive after Laurent Freixe left the role following a board investigation.

• 2024

  Nestlé acquires Grupo CRM in Brazil[22]Nestlé acquires Grupo CRM in Brazilnestle.com

  M&A

  Nestlé announced the acquisition of Grupo CRM, a Brazilian premium chocolate business, as part of its portfolio development in confectionery.

• 2024

  KitKat launches Break Better campaign[23]KitKat launches Break Better campaigncampaignlive.co.uk

  Campaign · Product launch

  The campaign refreshed KitKat’s long-running break positioning by presenting higher-quality pauses as valuable in a hectic daily routine.

• 2024

  Nestlé changes chief executive[24]Nestlé changes chief executivenestle.com

  Leadership change

  Laurent Freixe succeeded Mark Schneider as chief executive as the company continued a portfolio and growth reset.

• 2022

  Nestlé announces acquisition of Seattle's Best Coffee[25]Nestlé announces acquisition of Seattle's Best Coffeenestle.com

  M&A

  Nestlé announced an agreement to acquire Seattle's Best Coffee from Starbucks, reinforcing its coffee portfolio.

• 2021

  Nestlé agrees to acquire major supplement brands from The Bountiful Company[26]Nestlé agrees to acquire major supplement brands from The Bountiful Companynikkei.com

  M&A

  The transaction brought brands including Nature's Bounty, Solgar and Osteo Bi-Flex into Nestlé Health Science.

• 2021

  Nestlé announces major portfolio restructuring through acquisitions and divestitures[27]Nestlé announces major portfolio restructuring through acquisitions and divestituresfooddive.com

  M&A

  Nestlé continued reshaping its portfolio through transactions including the sale of much of its North American water business and the acquisition of The Bountiful Company.

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1. 1Nestlé — Our historynestle.com
2. 2Nestlé — Company overviewnestle.com
3. 3Nestlé — Brandsnestle.com
4. 4Nestlé — Annual reports and financial statementsnestle.com
5. 5Nestlé recalls specific SMA infant formula batches in Ireland over cereulide riskbeat102103.com
6. 6Nestlé recalls baby food batches in Europe over toxin contamination riskswissinfo.ch
7. 7Texas Attorney General sues Nestlé and Gerber over toxic heavy metals in baby foodswissinfo.ch
8. 8Nestlé recalls cookie dough products over possible rubber contaminationnewsweek.com
9. 9Foodwatch announces legal action related to infant-formula recallsdairyreporter.com
10. 10Nestlé dismisses CEO Laurent Freixenestle.co.jp
11. 11Nestlé appoints Philipp Navratil as chief executive after Laurent Freixe departurenestle.com
12. 12Nestlé CEO investigation included concerns raised through internal reportingreuters.com
13. 13Laurent Freixe dismissed after undisclosed relationship investigationen.wikipedia.org
14. 14美极面条在印度下架en.wikipedia.org
15. 15Dispute over Nestlé's Ethiopian assetszh.wikipedia.org
16. 16国际婴儿配方奶粉抵制运动开始en.wikipedia.org
17. 17Nestlé infant-formula boycotten.wikipedia.org
18. 18Nestlé faces continuing scrutiny over infant-formula marketinghe.wikipedia.org
19. 19Nestlé changes Japan leadershipnestle.co.jp
20. 20Nestlé announces move toward full ownership of Hsu Fu Chinestle.com.cn
21. 21Nestlé appoints Philipp Navratil as chief executivenestle.com
22. 22Nestlé acquires Grupo CRM in Brazilnestle.com
23. 23KitKat launches Break Better campaigncampaignlive.co.uk
24. 24Nestlé changes chief executivenestle.com
25. 25Nestlé announces acquisition of Seattle's Best Coffeenestle.com
26. 26Nestlé agrees to acquire major supplement brands from The Bountiful Companynikkei.com
27. 27Nestlé announces major portfolio restructuring through acquisitions and divestituresfooddive.com
28. 28Nestlé acquires Freshlynikkei.com
29. 29Nestlé completes acquisition of Aimmune Therapeuticsnestle.com
30. 30雀巢与PAI Partners成立Fronerien.wikipedia.org
31. 31Nestlé completes acquisition of Osemosem-nestle.co.il
32. 32雀巢咖啡问世en.wikipedia.org
33. 33Nestlé Russia announces a voluntary recall of limited infant-food batchesnestle.ru
34. 34Nescafé promotes a three-part growth approach in Thailandmarketingoops.com
35. 35Nestlé ice-cream advertisement promotes availability at 7-Elevenmarketingoops.com
36. 36雀巢40亿美元出售美国冰淇淋业务 包括哈根达斯在内-香港商報hkcd.com
37. 37KitKat revolution will mean 1,500 flavours availableyorkpress.co.uk
38. 38Nestl? opens ground-mounted private solar plant in Dubaitechnicalreviewmiddleeast.com
39. 39Nestlé aims to heat up ice-cream market with sale of US businessbusinessday.co.za
40. 40Nestle Grocery Store In Spain Introduces New Facial Recognition Payment System Designed By CaixaBank | Crowdfund Insidercrowdfundinsider.com
41. 41Nestlé introduces “luxury, handcrafted" KitKat bars $$$ | 98.1 The Breeze | Tony Sandoval on The Breeze981thebreeze.iheart.com
42. 42Nestlé Japan launches KitKat with cocoa fruit chocolateconfectionerynews.com
43. 43Nestlé launches $17 ‘luxury’ KitKat barwbtv.com
44. 44Nestlé launches luxury KitKat bars — but they're not cheapkjrh.com
45. 45Nestlé launches luxury KitKat bars — but they’re not cheap - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdalewsvn.com
46. 46Nestlé launches made-to-order luxury KitKats for £14 a bartheguardian.com
47. 47Nestlé Portugal expands production capacity for organic baby snacksbakeryandsnacks.com
48. 48Nestlé recalls 26 types of cookie dough products - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2kobi5.com
49. 49Nestlé Recalls Cookie Dough Products Over Rubber Pieces in Dough | 97.3 and 103.3 The Bull ICONS973thebullicons.iheart.com
50. 50Nestlé sells Skin Health business in billion-pound dealcosmeticsbusiness.com
51. 51Nestlé Sells U.S. Ice Cream Business To Joint Venture Froneriscrippsnews.com
52. 52Sappi partners with Nestlé to launch YES! snack bar in recyclable paperbakeryandsnacks.com
53. 53WPP Media appoints Ankitha Acharya as Global Strategy Director for Nestlé accountadgully.com