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Is Perrier ‘natural’ mineral water? French court to decide

New filtration system is part of a broader dossier awaiting approval from local authorities

Navratil says the 12,000 white-collar job cuts over the next two years, in addition to a further 4,000 headcount reduction as part of ongoing initiatives in manufacturing and the supply chain, are part of an efficiency push.

Nestle to axe 16,000 jobs as new CEO targets sales growth

The company lifts cost savings target to three billion francs by 2027

Nestle's exit from the Dairy Methane Action Alliance comes less than two years after the alliance's founding.

Nestle bows out of initiative to reduce dairy’s climate impact

[DUBAI] Less than two years ago, a group of the world’s biggest food companies, including Nestle, Danone and Kraft Heinz, announced a major alliance to cut methane emissions from their hundreds of tho...

Nestle chairman Paul Bulcke had been chairman since 2017 and was CEO from 2008 to 2016.

Nestle ushers in new leadership era as chairman exits early

[ZURICH] Nestle chairman Paul Bulcke will step down early and hand over to former Inditex chief Pablo Isla on Oct 1, accelerating a changing of the guard at the Swiss food giant after an unprecedented...

Rather than marking a return to the old Nestle, fired CEO Laurent Freixe has created a crisis that the company's board is now trying to counter.

Nestle can’t risk playing it safe

After firing its CEO, the board is hoping an insider will bring stability. Too bad the company needs shaking up

In a swift move announced after the Swiss markets closed on Monday, Nespresso CEO Philipp Navratil (pictured) was appointed to take over from Laurent Freixe as Nestle CEO.

Nestle CEO switch a chance to reset: experts

NESTLE’S sudden sacking of its chief executive over an office relationship gives the Swiss food giant a chance to reset and return to its strengths, industry analysts said on Tuesday.

The dismissal of Laurent Freixe follows an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate which breached Nestle’s code of business conduct.

Nestle plunged into turmoil as CEO fired over undisclosed relationship

The latest change is likely to leave questions unanswered about Nestle’s mid-term direction

The distribution, known as a dividend recapitalisation, is among the largest so far this year.

Haagen-Dazs maker prices debt for 4.4 billion euros payout to owners

Buyout firms have increasingly turned to continuation vehicles to deal with a backlog of unsold investments as dealmaking has slowed over the past few years

Chief executive officer Laurent Freixe, who took the helm in September after the surprise ouster of Mark Schneider, is seeking to reignite growth by boosting advertising spending and betting on fewer but bigger product initiatives.

Nestle sales rise on price hikes for coffee, cocoa products

Revenue grew 2.8% on an organic basis in the first quarter, above the 2.6% average estimate of analysts

The Swiss company will increase its investment in advertising and marketing to 9 per cent of its total sales by 2025 to support growth, the company said at its capital markets day event in Vevey, Switzerland.

Nestle to cut costs, boost marketing under new CEO

It aims to achieve cost savings of at least 2.5 billion Swiss francs by 2027, in addition to ongoing savings of around 1.2 billion Swiss francs