Nestlé
Swiss multinational food company
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| 2025 | Animal welfare advocacy groups raised concerns about Nestlé's lack of reporting on progress towards its Better Chicken Commitment. |
| February 28 2025 | Asif Javed dies from injuries sustained during his self-immolation. |
| February 25 2025 | Asif Javed sets himself on fire in front of the Lahore High Court in protest of prolonged legal proceedings. |
| 2024 | Nestlé is subject to an investigation by French prosecutors regarding the treatment/purification of its mineral waters, which potentially violates French law based on a European Union directive. |
| 2024 | Laurent Freixe assumes the role of CEO of Nestlé, taking over from Ulf Mark Schneider. |
| 2024 | Nestlé Pakistan successfully exported products to 26 countries, generating $23 million in export revenue, with brands like Nestlé Fruita Vitals, Everyday, and Milkpak Cream expanding into international markets across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. |
| May 2024 | Purina invested $220 million to stimulate production in Mexico. |
| April 2024 | Public Eye and IBFAN investigation revealed Nestlé's baby cereals and formulas sold in lower- and middle-income countries contained significantly higher amounts of added sugar compared to products in developed nations. |
| February 2024 | Nestlé announced plans to invest between ₹60-65 billion ($723–783 million) in expanding manufacturing capacity in India from 2020 to 2025. |
| February 2024 | Spanish authorities fined Nestlé 6.86 million euros for participating in a dairy cartel that avoided competition when buying milk from Spanish farmers between 2000 and 2013, potentially exposing the company to further damage claims from farmers. |
| 2023 | Ranked 50th in the Forbes Global 2000 list. |
| 2023 | Ferrero revived the Wonka brand name for promotional 'Magic Hat Gummies' to support the new Wonka film. |
| December 2023 | Nestlé Pakistan inaugurated a 2.5 MW solar power plant at its Kabirwala Factory, representing a Rs2 billion investment in renewable energy. The initiative aims to reduce power production costs, lower the import bill, and decrease carbon emissions. |
| November 2 2023 | The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) included Nestlé in the list of international sponsors of the war in Ukraine. |
| October 2023 | Purina announced the opening of two new production units at its factory in Hungary. |
| March 2023 | Purina PetCare was announced as the second largest category in Nestlé, with the largest market share in the U.S. |
| February 2023 | Purina reported plans to acquire Red Collar Pet Foods' pet treats factory in Miami. |
| January 2023 | Purina became the largest pet care company in the US. |
| 2022 | Purina PetCare's sales grew each quarter, reached $19.385 billion with 14.5% organic growth, and accounted for 90% of Nestlé's online pet sales. |
| October 2022 | Purina announced the opening of a new facility in Rayong, Thailand and completed an expansion at its Clinton, Iowa factory, adding 96 new positions. |
| May 2022 | Nestlé sent baby formula supplies from European air bases to help ease the US infant formula shortage. |
| May 2022 | Nestlé's Health Science unit acquired the Brazilian organic food maker Puravida. |
| February 24 2022 | Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Nestlé was criticized for being slow to pull out of Russia, unlike most Western competitors, while continuing to produce essential food items in the country despite pleas from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop business activities supporting the invasion. |
| January 2022 | Nestlé announced it will pay African cocoa farmers cash if they send their children to school. |
| 2021 | Purina PetCare enabled Nestlé to reach its highest sales in five years during the pandemic. |
| 2021 | Carbios released a prototype of a food-grade PET plastic bottle made from enzymatically recycled plastic, with Nestlé potentially involved in exploring this recycling technology. |
| 2021 | Nestlé rebounded with revenue of 87.088 billion CHF and a substantial net income of 17.196 billion CHF, marking a significant financial achievement. |
| 2021 | Eight former child slaves from Mali filed a class action lawsuit against Nestlé and other chocolate companies, alleging aiding and abetting of child enslavement on Ivory Coast cocoa plantations. |
| June 2021 | U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the child slave labor lawsuit, ruling that the alleged conduct occurred extraterritorially and thus American laws could not be applied. |
| April 2021 | Sale of US water operations concluded, with businesses now operating under BlueTriton Brands. |
| April 2021 | Nestlé purchased the Bountiful Company (vitamin manufacturer) for $5.75 billion. |
| April 2021 | California's Water Resources Control Board ordered Nestlé to stop unauthorized natural spring water diversions in the San Bernardino Forest following numerous water rights complaints and online petitions. |
| February 16 2021 | Nestlé announced the sale of its water brands in the US and Canada to One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co. |
| 2020 | Concludes a five-year period of sustained lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., maintaining an average annual expenditure of $1,951,667. |
| 2020 | Nestlé expanded its plant-based product line by announcing additional products including soy-based bratwurst and chorizo-like sausages. |
| 2020 | Concludes a five-year lobbying period in the United States, maintaining significant political engagement through third-party lobbying firms to interact with government institutions. |
| 2020 | Due to global challenges, Nestlé's revenue dropped to 84.343 billion CHF, though net income remained strong at 12.232 billion CHF. |
| December 2020 | Nestlé appeals the NIRC decision to the Lahore High Court. |
| November 2020 | Nina Leigh Krueger was announced as the new CEO, becoming the first female CEO of Nestlé Purina PetCare for the Americas. |
| September 2020 | Nestlé Waters cancels the planned sale of its Canadian water bottling division to Ice River Springs in early September. |
| April 2020 | Nestlé Purina PetCare acquired Lily's Kitchen, a UK-based natural pet food brand. |
| 2019 | Nestlé sold 60% of Herta Foods to Casa Tarradellas, retaining 40% ownership. |
| 2019 | Nestlé entered the plant-based food production business by launching Incredible and Awesome Burgers under the Garden Gourmet and Sweet Earth brands. |
| 2019 | The company's revenue grew to 92.568 billion CHF, with net income increasing significantly to 12.609 billion CHF. |
| 2019 | Nestlé publicly acknowledged they could only trace 49% of their cocoa purchasing back to farm level and could not guarantee their chocolate products were free from child slave labor. |
| 2019 | Nestlé Pakistan inaugurated a new USD 22 million manufacturing plant for NESTLÉ FRUITA VITALS range at the Sheikhupura Factory, establishing a production capacity of 24,000 units per hour. |
| November 2019 | The company invested $320 million in an old textile factory in Hartwell, Georgia. |
| May 2019 | The National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) orders Asif Javed's reinstatement and payment of dues. |
| February 2019 | Purina announced plans to spend $115 million expanding its factory in Bloomfield, Missouri to support Tidy Cats demand. |
| 2018 | Nestlé pledged to abide by the 'Better Chicken Commitment', committing to higher welfare practices for chicken used in their food products. |
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