L'Oreal shares climb after strong Q4 figures Shares in French cosmetics group L'Oreal rose today after its fourth quarter sales beat expectations, along with a confident outlook for 2018. Business • 09 Feb 18
Nestle accelerates restructuring on tepid sales growth Nestle said it expected its operating margin to slip by 40 to 60 basis points in 2017 due to higher restructuring costs from a faster … Business • 19 Oct 17
Pfizer weighs sale of consumer healthcare business Pfizer is considering the sale or spin-off of its consumer healthcare business, shaking up the industry and potentially putting a headache pill to lip balm … Business • 11 Oct 17
Billionaire L'Oreal heiress Bettencourt dies aged 94 French businesswoman and billionaire Liliane Bettencourt, whose family founded L'Oreal and still owns the largest stake in the cosmetics giant, has died aged 94. Business • 22 Sep 17
Nestle to brew high-end coffee with Blue Bottle buy Nestle has bought a majority stake in California-based Blue Bottle Coffee, which is headed up by Irishman Bryan Meehan. Business • 15 Sep 17
Nestle, Unilever think small in Big Food's sales quest Nestle and Unilever both snapped up small, artisanal brands today, part of a drive by big food firms to boost slowing sales with products seen … Business • 07 Sep 17
Nestle plans $20.8 billion share buyback Nestle has said it plans to buy back as much as 20 billion Swiss francs ($20.8 billion) worth of shares over three years. Business • 28 Jun 17
Nestle may sell US confectionery business Nestle may sell its roughly $900m-a-year US confectionery business, which includes Butterfinger and BabyRuth, in the Swiss food group's latest effort to improve the health … Business • 16 Jun 17
Nestle confirms outlook as Q1 sales growth slows Swiss food giant Nestle maintained its modest 2-4% growth target for underlying sales this year, slightly less than Anglo-Dutch rival Unilever. Business • 20 Apr 17
Nestle scales back its growth targets Nestle's new chief executive has scrapped the food company's long-standing sales target as it reported disappointing annual results, adopting a more cautious tone in an … Business • 16 Feb 17
Sugar reduction that won't leave a bitter taste Nestle said it had devised a new technology that has the potential to reduce sugar in some of its confectionery products by up to 40% … News • 01 Dec 16
Nestle's technology to reduce sugar in chocolate Nestle, the world's largest packaged food group, said it had made a scientific breakthrough that has the potential to reduce sugar in its confectionary products … Business • 01 Dec 16
Chile sues Nestle, Kellogg's in anti-obesity drive Chilean authorities are suing the giant breakfast cereal-makers Nestle and Kelloggs for putting children's cartoon characters on packets of fattening food in breach of an … Business • 22 Nov 16
Nestle's nine month organic growth disappoints Nestle became the latest company to be hit by the global slowdown affecting food manufacturers after posting its weakest underlying sales growth in more than … Business • 20 Oct 16
Nestlé blames pricing pressures for slowing growth Nestlé, the world's biggest food company, has reported a slowdown in underlying sales growth due to pricing pressures but said it expected an improvement over … Business • 18 Aug 16
Nestle seeks cost savings amid tough markets Nestle has announced new cost savings as part of efforts to cope with increasing competition and to make its sprawling business more efficient. Business • 26 May 16
Nestle's Q1 growth beats expectations Food group Nestle today confirmed its full-year outlook after first-quarter underlying sales growth of 3.9% beat expectations, driven mostly by growth in volumes rather than … Business • 14 Apr 16
Nestle sales growth misses expectations Food group Nestle missed forecasts with a 4.2% rise in annual underlying sales and predicted a similar outcome this year. Business • 18 Feb 16
Nestle cuts full-year outlook after sales miss Food giant Nestle today lowered its full-year outlook as a Maggi noodle scandal continued to drag down third-quarter sales. Business • 16 Oct 15
Nestle pushes further into medicine area Nestle has taken a further step into the medicine business by signing a research collaboration agreement with a Swiss biotech company to develop an Alzheimer's … Business • 23 Sep 15
Nestle first quarter sales up more than expected Nestle, the world's leading packaged food maker, today reported slightly better than expected first-quarter sales. Business • 17 Apr 15
Nestlé makes €13.4bn profit despite drop in sales The world's leading food industry group Nestlé has posted a soaring net profit for 2014, boosted by the sell-off of its stake in French cosmetics … Business • 19 Feb 15
Nestle strikes competition deal over Nespresso Nestle has agreed to measures designed to make it easier for rival companies to produce capsules compatible with Nespresso-branded coffee makers. Business • 17 Apr 14
L'Oreal to buy 8% of its shares from Nestle L'Oreal will buy 8% of its capital for €6.5 billion from Swiss consumer goods group Nestle. Business • 11 Feb 14
Nestle to sell stake in Givaudan Nestle is selling its 10% stake in Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan. Business • 06 Dec 13
