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Revised credit rating underlines Nestlé's strength

Standard & Poor's has revised its Nestle outlook from negative to stable though it warns that its ratings could be lowered in the future.

Nestlé anticipates improved 2006

Nestle has acknowledged its mistakes in confectionery over 2005 and expects improved sales in 2006.

Nestlé moves to dodge Middle East boycotts

Nestlé, the world's biggest food firm, has taken out adverts in Saudi Arabia to refute rumours that two of its dairy products are Danish, as unlucky Arla Foods continues to...

Cost cuts to balance high input prices, Nestlé says

Prices for raw materials and energy are forecast to rise by around five to 10 per cent this year, but Nestlé believes cost cuts will balance the equation out, the...

Nestlé targets brands at hard discounters

Nestlé says it will embrace moves by hard discounters to sell more branded products as part of its plan to recover from difficult times on Europe's food and drink market.

Nestlé scientists apply modern physics to new food designs

Knowledge gained from modern physics will help food scientists construct the rational design of complex food materials for new food products, say Nestle scientists.

Nestlé to invest in becoming healthier

Global food manufacturer Nestlé is to invest €500m in developing its health and wellness image, the company announced today.

Nestlé, ADM and Cargill go to court over cocoa child labour

Leading cocoa suppliers Nestle, Archer Daniels Midland, and Cargill are being sued by a US labour rights firm over accusations of forced child labour.

Nestlé Germany discontinues Nutrel products

Nestle's German unit has discontinued a new nutrition bar brand because of weak demand, according to a report.

Nestlé's cereals go whole grain in UK

Nestlé UK has followed the lead of General Mills across the Atlantic, announcing today that from June 2005 every box of Nestlé breakfast cereals will be made with whole grains.

Nestlé cutting trans fats in global products

Responding to consumer and legislative pressures, international food firms are slicing artery-clogging trans fatty acids from their formulations. We spoke with Nestlé to find out how the world's number one...

Nestlé installs cost-cutting pallet labelling system

Sato has developed an automated pallet labelling concept for Nestlé using UHF RFID tags that should help the company make significant supply chain savings.

Nestlé buys into frozen pizza market

Nestlé is to buy almost half of German frozen pizza firm Wagner so it can tap into the lucrative German market and expand Wagner's brands abroad, as competition hots up...

Nestlé Romania invests in wafers

Nestlé Romania has confirmed that it is to invest a further €3.5 million in its factory in Timisoara, as the company reaffirms its ambitions to dominate the all-important wafer market...

Nestlé to change fat for insoluble fibre

Major Swiss food maker Nestlé is to add a novel fat replacer to its products, revealed the US-based Fiber Gel Technologies, manufacturer of the ingredient, last week.

Hershey leaves Nestlé with a chip on its shoulder

Be prepared for some heavy promotion of Hershey's special dark chocolate chips. An independent survey has found that customers preferred the Hershey product to that...

Nestlé tackles cereal bar sector

Nestle subsidiary Cereal Partners UK has entered the rapidly growing cereal bar market, with the launch of three new bars. The 'Cereal and Milk Bars',...

Nestlé revamps energy bar, drink

The US arm of Switzerland's Nestle group is planning a major assault on the $1.4 billion (€1.39bn) snack/energy bar category with a major new advertising...

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