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- Founded: 1860
- Founder: Henri Nestle
- Headquarters: Vevey, Switzerland
- CEO: Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
- Stock symbol: NESN on SWX Swiss Exchange
- 1867: Henri Nestle develops milk food for infants
- 1920s: Expands into chocolate
- WWII: Nescafe is consumed by U.S. military
- 1984: Buys American food company Carnation
- April 2007: Nestlé buys Gerber for $5.5 billion
- Nestlé holds a quarter of the shares of L'Oreal
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Nestlé is an international producer and distributor of packaged food products, most notably candy, bottled water, and pet food.
The FDA warned that refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough products may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Nestle recalled all varieties of their refrigerated cookie dough on June 19, 2009.http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm167908.htm
Contact Nestle
- Headquarters address: Nestlé S.A., Avenue Nestlé 55, 1800 Vevey, Switzerland
- General Enquiries:
- Phone number: +41 21 924 2111
- Fax number: +41 21 924 4800
Nestle History
It started in 1860, when pharmacist Henri Nestle created a formula for milk-based infant food. Over the years, Nestle has been an important purveyor of milk products. The company gradually expanded into chocolate, coffee and other foodstuffs. Based in Switzerland, it sells products world wide. Since the 1970s, Nestle has faced controversy over its marketing of infant formula in developing countries and has been boycott by various action groups.-
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Nestle Questions
What is your favorite bottled water? 7 AnswersPoland Springs. A lot of water does not come from springs, it is tap water filtered. Aquafina and Dasani are two big name waters that are filter water. I like P... read more
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Has anyone else made a bowl of instant oatmeal with Nestles Quick, peanut butter, and banana? 5 AnswersI have in the past made bowls of oatmeal with all sorts of chocolatey goodness... in particular a favorite is to make a bowl of plain oatmeal.. and make a hole ... read more -
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