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An Iranian store owner displays two of the world's major soft drinks Pepsi and Coca Cola, which according to the Iranian state television is owned by the Zionists, 19 July 2006 in Tehran. Iran launched a major campaign urging consumers to stop buying 'Zionist' products, ranging from Coca-Cola and Pepsi soft drinks, to Calvin Klein clothing and Nestle food products.

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    , purveyor of the decades-old KitKat snack, has launched an app it says addresses a growing problem among young social media users - giving them a break from the stress of posting updates by doing it for them.The software, Social Break, automatically sends   Read more »

  • Nestle to buy Pfizer's infant-nutrition business

    its position as one of the world's largest sellers of infant formula. It is subject to regulatory approval, however, and Nestle, since it already sells so much infant formula, may face some antitrust hurdles to complete the deal.Nestle's shares fell 3 percent   Read more »

  • Nestle sales rise on demand from emerging markets

    However, he does not believe it would be enough to get its stock "moving again, particularly given current lofty valuations."Nestle shares were trading 0.5 percent lower at 56.90 francs ($62.10).Bulcke said a combination of retail price hikes and a predicted   Read more »

  • "Pink slime" critics fight ammonia-treated meat

    of it. It's a perception of what it is."Proponents of the process stress that it is both federally regulated and safe. Though Nestle said the focus on safety misses the larger point."I'm not arguing that that stuff is unsafe," she said, "I'm arguing that it's   Read more »

  • Finding insurance savings in weight loss plans

    Weight Watchers International persuaded American Express and NYSE Euronext to offer subsidized weight-loss programs for employees. Nestle 's Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem have programs that lured companies such as AT&T; and Wells Fargo ."CEOs get it," Weight   Read more »

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About Nestle

Nestlé S.A. (French pronunciation: [nɛsle]) is a multinational packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, and listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange with a turnover of over 87 billion Swiss francs. It originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company for milk products established in 1866 by the Page Brothers in Cham, Switzerland, and the Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company set up in 1866 by Henri Nestlé to provide an infant food product. The two world wars both affected growth: during the first, dried milk was widely used but the second war caused profits to drop by around 70%. However, sales of the instant coffee Nescafé were boosted by the US military. After the wars, growth was stimulated by acquisitions expanding its range and taking control of several well known brands, so they now include Maggi, Thomy and Nescafé, that are known globally. It is the world's largest food company, with Kraft Foods being second.

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