Nestlé

Also known as Nestlé S.A.

Nestlé S.A. ( ; ) is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It has been the largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017. In 2023, the company was ranked 50th in the Forbes Global 2000.

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Nestlé is a Swiss multinational company that processes and sells food and drink products worldwide, and it has been the world's largest publicly held food company by revenue since 2014. The company's size and global reach make it one of the most significant players in the food industry, ranking among the top companies globally by various business measures.

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Company.name: Nestlé S.A.
Company.logo: Nestlé.svg
Company.logo_upright: 0.6
Company.image: Nestlé's Headquarters.jpeg
Company.image_upright: 1.1
Company.image_caption: Headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland
Company.type: Public
Company.foundation: (for the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company branch)
Company.founder: Henri Nestlé (for the Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé branch)
Company.location: Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.industry: Food processing
Company.brands: List of Nestlé brands
Company.num_employees: 271,000 (2025)
Company.subsid: Cereal Partners Worldwide (50%)

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Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1866
Location: Vevey, Switzerland
Status: Active

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GRID grid.419905.0 · ISNI 0000 0001 0066 4948

Wikidata facts

Official name: Nestlé AG
Employees: 276000
Revenue: 91354000000
Official website: www.recetasnestle.com.mx
Image: NestleHQ.jpg
Motto: Good food, Good life

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Commons category: Nestlé
inception: 1866-00-00
net profit: 10884000000
operating income: 14724000000
WordLift URL: data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/nestle
market capitalization: 285865000000
total equity: 41982000000
social media followers: 63700
contact page URL: www.nestle.com/info/contactus/contactus

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Contents

History
1866–1900: Founding and early years
Timeline
1901–1989: Mergers
1990–2011: International growth
2012–present
Corporate affairs and governance
Financial data
Joint ventures
CEO
Board of directors
Lobbying
Brands
Sponsorships
Music and entertainment
Sports
Corporate initiatives
Awards
Controversies
Baby formula marketing
Slave labour and child labour
Environment
Climate change
Water
Animal welfare
Turkey boycott
See also
Explanatory notes
References
External links

Nestlé's products include coffee and tea, candy and confectionery, bottled water, infant formula and baby food, dairy products and ice cream, frozen foods, breakfast cereals, dry packaged foods and snacks, pet foods, and medical food. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF (about ), including Nespresso, Nescafé, Nestea, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer Corporation, Vittel, and Maggi. , Nestlé has 335 factories, operates in 185 countries, and employs around 271,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company.