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A written portrait of Nestlé Chairman released today

Industry news / 2 September 2010 / Nestlé S.A.

A book on the Nestlé Chairman and former CEO, entitled “Peter Brabeck-Letmathe and Nestlé – a portrait. Creating Shared Value”, was released today by the Swiss editing house Stämpfli. (more…)

Nestlé invests CHF 500 million in coffee projects, doubling direct purchases

Industry news / 31 August 2010 / Nestlé

Nestlé today launched the Nescafé Plan in Mexico City, bringing under one umbrella Nestlé’s commitments on coffee farming, production and consumption. The Nescafé Plan contains a set of objectives which will help Nestlé further optimize its coffee supply chain. In addition to the CHF 200 million invested over the past ten years, Nestlé will invest CHF 500 million in coffee projects by 2020. This includes an investment of CHF 350 million for the Nescafé Plan and CHF 150 million for Nespresso. The Rainforest Alliance, an international non-governmental organization, will support Nestlé together with other partners of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and the coffee association, 4C, in meeting the Nescafé Plan objectives related to farming. (more…)

Creating Shared Value in food manufacturing: Nestlé’s experience

Issue 3 2010, Past issues / 30 June 2010 / José Lopez, Executive Vice President, Nestlé S.A for Operations & Global Business Excellence

As the world’s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness company (CHF 110 billion sales in 2008), Nestlé recognises that for its business to be successful and sustainable in the long term, it must create value for its shareholders and for society. With this, we need to move beyond more ‘generic’ principles of Corporate Social Responsibility and incorporate the convergence of competitiveness and sustainability into our business models. (more…)

New Food Digital Issue 1 2009

Past issues / 7 May 2009 /

Featuring:

What does the industry need from science and technology?
Steven Walker, Director-General, Campden BRI
Inactivating enzymes by high intensity pulsed electric field
Mariana Morales-De la Peña & Olga Martín-Belloso, University of Lleida
High hydrostatic pressure processing uniformity in the picture
Tara Grauwet et al, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Creating Shared (more…)

The important people factor

Issue 2 2005, Past issues / 3 May 2005 / Maggie Duke, QA Advisor and Expert in Hygienic Engineering and GMP, Nestle S.A

During the last 25 years, there has been a steady evolution in the way the food industry organised itself to ensure delivery of safe and consistent quality food to the consumer.

In the late 1970s, it was still common to see extensive laboratories in factories with large numbers of people analysing raw materials and finished products before their release to production and distribution, respectively. The QC managers rarely left their domain and were not commonly seen in process areas.

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