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While our Nestlé Corporate Business Principles will continue to evolve and adapt to
a changing world, our basic foundation is unchanged from the time of the origins of
our Company, and reflects the basic ideas of fairness, honesty, and a general
concern for people.
Nestlé is committed to the following Business Principles in all countries, taking into
account local legislation, cultural and religious practices:
1905-1918
1918 -1938
1938 -1944
Nestlé felt the effects of World War II immediately. Profits dropped from $20 million
in 1938 to $6 million in 1939. Factories were established in developing countries,
particularly Latin America. Ironically, the war helped with the introduction of the
Company's newest product, Nescafé, which was a staple drink of the US military.
Nestlé's production and sales rose in the wartime economy.
1944 -1975
The end of World War II was the beginning of a dynamic phase for Nestlé. Growth
accelerated and companies were acquired. In 1947 came the merger with Maggi
1975 -1981
Nestlé's growth in the developing world partially offset a slowdown in the Company's
traditional markets. Nestlé made its second venture outside the food industry by
acquiring Alcon Laboratories Inc..
1981 -1996
1996+
The first half of the 1990s proved to be favorable for Nestlé: trade barriers crumbled
and world markets developed into more or less integrated trading areas. Since 1996
there have been acquisitions including San Pellegrino (1997), Spillers Petfoods
(1998) and Ralston Purina (2002). There were two major acquisitions in North
America, both in 2002: in July, Nestlé merged its U.S. ice cream business into
Dreyer's, and in August, a USD 2.6bn acquisition was announced of Chef America,
Inc..
Nestle Milkpak operates the largest and an extremely efficient milk collection system
in the country, which enables it to collect the highest quality milk for production of
UHT and powder milks as well as other milk based products. The company
voluntarily provides extension services of farmers in the area of animal husbandry
and livestock breed improvement.
Nestle Milkpak entered the export market in 1993 with exports of Rs.3.2 million to
Afghanistan. Growing steadily over the years, its exports stood at Rs.321 million by
June, 1998. Currently, it's overseas markets include the UAE, UK, USA, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Central Asian States.
In the social sector, the company provides over 1,100 job opportunities for skilled,
unskilled and professional manpower. It plays a remarkable role in vitalizing the rural
In line with its universal commitment, Nestle Milkpak fully complies with its
responsibilities forwards the protection of the environment. By making available the
processed and packaged dairy products to urban consumers, it helps in arresting
urban environmental degradation caused by the influx of cattle into towns. Within it's
own production facilities, the company takes pains to operate an elaborate water
treatment system to cleanse its industrial wastewater before releasing it for irrigation.
::. At a Glance……
Nestlé with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland was founded
in 1866 by Henri Nestlé and is today the world's biggest food
and beverage company. Sales at the end of 2005 were
CHF 91 bn, with a net profit of CHF 8 bn. We employ around
250,000 people and have factories or operations in almost
every country in the world.
The effort is worth it. Companies with huge quality standards make fewer mistakes,
waste less time and money and are more productive. They also make higher profits.
Quality is our most successful product. It is the key to our success, today and
tomorrow.
We serve various groups of consumers and there is demand for products at different
levels of perceived quality and price. All customers, however, expect value for their
money – good quality at a reasonable price.
The pursuit of highest quality at any price is no guarantee for success, nor is a
single-minded cost-cutting approach. Lasting competitive advantage is gained from
a balanced search for optimal value to customers, by simultaneous improvement of
quality and reduction cost.
Success can never be taken for granted. We must watch and learn from our
competitors. If they do something better, we must improve our own performance. We
can achieve competitive advantage through Quality.
Quality units at different levels of the organization provide specific support, promote
quality awareness, assume guardianship and audit the system. Quality departments
monitor operations against agreed standards and must intervene in case of non-
conformity.
Quality policy and principles, the mandatory standards and the recommended tools
for implementation are laid down in the Nestlé Quality System which is applicable
throughout the group. Further directions are given through instructions, norms and
guidelines, often specific to a product.
The quality efforts must be shared by every function and department in the company
as well as our business partners.
Quality is action
Quality is the result of deliberate action. It is the responsibility of senior managers to
communicate the quality objectives and to provide the resources necessary for their
implementation. It is then up to all employees to make Quality happen throughout
the company.
To stand still is to fall behind. So we must strive for continuous improvement in every
area. It is through many small improvements as well as through major breakthroughs
that we will achieve excellence.
Primary/Secondary
• Primary
• Secondary
Interested Group
Fundamental
• Liquidity
• Activity
• Solvency
• Profitability
Liquidity Ratios
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0.8 Year 2004
0.6
0.4 Year 2005
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Profitability Ratios
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60
50
40 Year 2004
30 Year 2005
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