Although it recently lost a court battle to patent the design of its much-loved KitKat bar , Nestlé remains a reliable household name in the food and beverage industry . The Swiss multinational has its origins back in 1866 and currently employs 323,000 people contributing to a revenue of over $ 91bn . Nestlé divides its offering across over 2,000 brands which produce a range of cereals , confectionary , drinks , coffee , dairy products and pet food . Coming in at # 48 on the Global 2000 , it should also be noted that Nestlé has been named as # 52 on Forbes ’ list of the most valuable brands in the world .

Biopharma company Pfizer is based in the US and employs over 90,000 people . Coming in at # 44 on the

Global 2000 , its prominence is no surprise with a revenue of $ 52.67bn and market cap of $ 207.7bn . Pfizer has been a big name in the pharmaceutical industry for over a century , with its origins dating back to 1849 . Pfizer makes prescription pharmaceuticals as well as consumer health products and is involved in the process from research and development all the way through to distribution .

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