NESTLÉ
TOP 10 – FOOD MANUFACTURERS
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Nestlé
NESTLÉ
CEO: PHILIPP NAVRATIL HEADQUARTERS: VEVEY, SWITZERLAND
FOUNDED: 1905
operates across four key product categories: coffee, petcare, nutrition and food and snacks. It is known for its iconic brands which range from coffee like Nespresso, to snacks like KitKats as well as food products like Maggi and the breakfast cereal Cheerios.
The food manufacturing powerhouse has a market cap of CHF205.8bn( US $ 257.8 bn) and sells products in 185 countries around the world. The company, the company operates 335 factories in 75 countries, supported by its roughly 271,000 employees.
The company is focussed on five main strategic priorities: sharpening its portfolio around its four main product categories, prioritising real internal growth, accelerating business transformation, driving free cash flow and lowering net debt as well as building a better performance culture.
The company is scaling AI company-wide and integrating automation and machine learning.
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