Manufacturing Magazine June 2015 | Page 31

NESTLE
TOP 10 GLOBAL FOOD MANUFACTURERS

NESTLE

Formed in 1905 Nestlé is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey , Switzerland . It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues ; however it began life manufacturing condensed milk and baby formula .
Nestlé ’ s products include baby food , bottled water , breakfast cereals , coffee and tea , confectionery , dairy products , ice cream , frozen food , pet foods , and snacks . Twenty-nine of Nestlé ’ s brands have annual sales of over US $ 1.1 billion , including Nespresso , Nescafé , Kit Kat , Smarties , Nesquik , Stouffer ’ s , Vittel , and Maggi . Nestlé has 447 factories , operates in 194 countries , and employs around 333,000 people . It is also one of the main shareholders of L ’ Oreal , the world ’ s largest cosmetics company .
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