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History
Founders Incorporate
Capital and Product
History Current Missions
stockholders Families
Management Values
1866 – 1905
New formula of the breast-milk substitute
invented by Henri Nestlé and marked in
much of Europe.
1905-1918
The merger of Nestlé and the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk
Company; by the end of the war, Nestlé's production
had more
than doubled.
1918-1938
The first expansion into new products with chocolate.
1944-1975
The merger with Alimentana S.A. and the acquisitions of
Crosse & Blackwell, Findus frozen foods, Libby's fruit juices
and Stouffer's frozen foods;diversification outside the food
industry - Nestlé as a major shareholder in L'Oréal.
1975-1981
The second venture outside the food industry by acquiring
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
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1981-1995
A new round of acquisitions including the
most important - American food giant
Carnation.
1996-2002
The acquisitions of San
Pellegrino (1997), Spillers
Petfoods (1998) and Ralston Purina (2002).
2003+
The acquisitions of Mövenpick Ice Cream, Jenny Craig, Uncle
Toby's, Delta Ice Cream, Novartis Medical Nutrition, Gerber,
Sources Minérales Henniez; the strategic partnership
with chocolate maker Pierre Marcolini.
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Founders and Current
Management
Founders Incorporate
Capital and Product
History Current Missions
stockholders Families
Management Values
Founder: Henri Nestlé
• A pharmacist developed a
food for babies who were
unable to breastfeed
• Human Rights
Item Figure
Capital expenditure 4 869 million Swiss
francs
as % of sales 0.044
Market capitalization 150 409 million Swiss
(end December) francs
Earnings per share 4.87 Swiss francs
Dividend (proposed) 1.4
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