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The world's biggest food group has weathered the Covid-19 pandemic better than some of its peers

Nestle raises full-year guidance after Q3 sales beats

Business • 21 Oct

Nestle CEO Mark Schneider said he has taken only two cross-border trips since the company banned international travel in February

Covid has made management more hands-on - Nestle CEO

Business • 29 Sep

Nestle said the acquisition was expected to add to organic growth in 2021 and to cash earnings by 2022/23

Nestle to buy Aimmune for $2.6 billion

Business • 31 Aug

Nestle hopes that consumers eating at home during the Covid-19 pandemic will stay eager to try new products, such as its plant-based tuna alternative

Nestle launches vegan alternative to tuna

Business • 20 Aug

Nestle has lowered its expectations for organic growth this year to 2-3%, from more than 3.5% previously

Nestle sees slower growth as stockpiling eases

Business • 30 Jul

Nestle reports its best quarterly sales growth in nearly five years as consumers stockpiled to prepare for coronavirus lockdowns

Covid-19 stockpiling drives strong Nestle sales growth

Business • 24 Apr

Under CEO Mark Schneider, Nestle focused on premium products in fast-growing market segments such as coffee while retreating from slower-growth areas such as chocolate and processed meat

Nestle pushes back growth target after solid 2019

Business • 13 Feb

Nestle CEO Mark Schneider is buying nutrition products that combine properties of medicine and food

Nestle buys Allergan's Zenpep in medical nutrition deal

Business • 27 Jan

Mark Schneider, CEO of Nestlé, said that no plastic should end up in landfill or as litter

Nestle invests €1.9 billion to move to recycled plastic

Business • 16 Jan

Coca-Cola came out on top for the second year in a row with 11,732 pieces of plastic collected from 37 countries across four continents

Major firms produce large amount of plastic waste

News Lens • 23 Oct 19

Nestle's chief executive Mark Schneider

Nestle revamps waters business as organic growth slows

Business • 17 Oct 19

Nestle's chief executive Mark Schneider

Nestle institute to develop 'packaging of the future'

Business • 13 Sep 19

The maker of KitKat and Nescafe has vowed to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025

Nestle to develop environmentally friendly packaging

News Lens • 12 Sep 19

Nestle's chief executive Mark Schneider said the company performed especially well in the US in the second quarter

Nestle posts half yearly organic growth of 3.6%

Business • 26 Jul 19

Nestle has been criticised by environmental groups for not eliminating single-use plastics quickly enough

Nestle launches paper packaging for snack bars

Business • 03 Jul 19

Nestle's chief executive Mark Schneider had put the skin health unit up for sale last September

Nestle talks over $10 billion sale of skin health unit

Business • 16 May 19

Nestle's chief executive Mark Schneider said the company's changes were paying off

Nestle keeps upbeat tone as Q1 growth accelerates

Business • 18 Apr 19

Under the deal, Rio Tinto will supply aluminium produced with renewable power and respect for biodiversity to Nespresso, the world leader in the coffee pod market

Rio Tinto and Nespresso to make coffee pods greener

Business • 19 Nov 18

Nestle chief executive Mark Schneider

Nestle confirms guidance as Q3 growth improves

Business • 18 Oct 18

The $7.15 billion deal grants Nestle perpetual rights to sell products such as Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee and Tea-vana outside of the American company's coffee shops

Nestle and Starbucks close licensing deal

Business • 28 Aug 18

Nestle CEO Mark Schneider said the company is expecting further improvement in its organic revenue growth

Nestle's second quarter growth beats expectations

Business • 26 Jul 18

A General Court ruling in 2016 said that Nestle had to prove a KitKat was recognisable in every EU country

KitKat loses bid to protect shape of four-finger bar

Europe • 25 Jul 18

Nestle has lost its attempt to protect the shape of its four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar in European Court of Justice

Kit Kat loses bid to protect shape of four-finger bar

Business • 25 Jul 18

Nestle's new CEO Mark Schneider

Loeb pressures Nestle for more sales, restructuring

Business • 02 Jul 18

Nestle said it remained committed to its Swiss base, where it employed more than 10,100 people in 2017

Nestle plans to cut up to 500 IT jobs in Switzerland

Business • 29 May 18

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