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Food firms should tap opportunities in developing countries

16-Nov-2009 - ,” Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chairman of Nestlé, the world's biggest food firm, told conference attendees . Nestle chairman: five point strategy to tackle hunger Brabeck-Letmathe identified five major

EU competition watchdog to rule on Kraft bid next month

12-Nov-2009 - proposed remedy. Kraft is the world’s second biggest food manufacturer, behind Nestle, while Cadbury

First shipment of UTZ cocoa reaches Europe

10-Nov-2009 - players in the cocoa sector, including Mars, Nestle, Heinz Benelux, Cargill, Ecom and Dutch retailer Ahold

Use sustainable palm oil or suffer consequences, warns WWF

28-Oct-2009 - the highest scorers were Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer, Cadbury and Nestle. The publication of the scorecard follows an announcement from Nestle this week that it will use only sustainable palm oil by 2015

Brands, retailers make 2015 palm oil pledges

27-Oct-2009 - Nestle and Marks & Spencer have this week made new pledges about their use of sustainable ... Nestle and Marks & Spencer have this week made new pledges about their use of sustainable ... dependent on demonstrating that strong demand is there. Nestle has this week set out what its demand will be: It will use only sustainable palm oil in its products by 2015. In all, Nestle uses 320

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Food companies celebrate their community commitment

16-Oct-2009 - Chocolate UK (Local Community); McDonald’s Restaurants (Culture, Media and Sport): Nestlé UK (Workplace

Nestle stops sourcing milk from Mugabe farm

02-Oct-2009 - Nestle stops sourcing milk from Mugabe farm ... Nestle has said it will stop buying milk from a Zimbabwe farm appropriated from white owners ... Nestle has said it will stop buying milk from a Zimbabwe farm appropriated from white owners ... in products for the local Zimbabwean market, but consumers around the world pledged to stop buying Nestle branded products. A spokesperson for Nestle explained to FoodNavigator.com that Nestle started buying ... Nestle, Zimbabwe, Mugabe

Weekly comment

How Mugabe’s milk could sour Nestle's image

28-Sep-2009 - How Mugabe’s milk could sour Nestle's image ... Nestle is being slammed for sourcing milk from a Mugabe-owned farm in Zimbabwe. In a world where ... Nestle is being slammed for sourcing milk from a Mugabe-owned farm in Zimbabwe. In a world where ... reactions to the articles that have proliferated online scream: “Right, that’s it. No more Nestle for me ”. After all, the Nestle brand is not free from tarnish. In the 1980s and ‘90s droves of consumers turned ... Mugabe, Zimabawe, Nestle, milk

Kraft reportedly prepares hostile bid for Cadbury

28-Sep-2009 - bid could encourage another bidder to come to the table. An alliance between Hershey and Nestle

Certified sustainable cocoa source from Ivory Coast opens up

16-Sep-2009 - Cargill and a number of other big names in cocoa and chocolate, including Mars, Nestle and Dutch

Committee grills Nestle and Kellogg on salt reduction

18-Nov-2009 - Committee grills Nestle and Kellogg on salt reduction ... Representatives of Nestle and Kellogg defended their actions on salt reduction this week in front ... Representatives of Nestle and Kellogg defended their actions on salt reduction this week in front ... Nestle and Kellogg representatives defended their products by underlining their commitment to sodium Nestle director, were keen to emphasize that dramatic sodium reduction cannot be achieved overnight. Time ... salt reduction, Kellogg, Nestle

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Dark chocolate could be stress buster

16-Nov-2009 - metabolism and microbial activity in the gut, claims scientists based at the Nestle Research Centre. ... metabolism and microbial activity in the gut, claims scientists based at the Nestle Research Centre. ... Nestle, flavonoids, stress

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Nestle may move Fairtrade with Kit Kat

10-Nov-2009 - Nestle may move Fairtrade with Kit Kat ... Media reports have suggested that Nestlé's leading chocolate brand Kit Kat is set to become ... Media reports have suggested that Nestlé's leading chocolate brand Kit Kat is set to become ... Nestlé told Confectionery News.com that the company was currently unable to comment on the media reports . Ongoing discussion She stressed that Nestlé is involved in initiatives to promote a sustainable cocoa ... Fairtrade, Nestle, Cadbury

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Cadbury cites eco concerns for tin swap

05-Nov-2009 - under fire for using unnecessary packaging on seasonal promotions, especially Easter eggs. Nestle UK . Last year, Nestle reduced the size of Christmas selection boxes by 40 per cent and now the company has ... Nestle, Cadbury, WRAP

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Swine flu prompts Kellogg to quit Rice Krispies immunity claims

05-Nov-2009 - to mislead consumers. Food industry critic, Marion Nestle, applauded Kellogg’s decision. "Yes

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Nestlé aims to add value to cereal box with 3D game

30-Oct-2009 - Nestlé aims to add value to cereal box with 3D game ... Smart packaging is a growing marketing tool and next week Nestlé cereal boxes sold in France ... Smart packaging is a growing marketing tool and next week Nestlé cereal boxes sold in France ... Nestlé said that the interactive packaging on its Chocapic and Nesquik cereal boxes was developed and the Revenge of Maltazard. Sebastien Geist, brand manager at Nestlé France, said that the augmented ... 3D, Nestlé, cereal

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Barry Callebaut to help steer cocoa programme

28-Oct-2009 - Barry Callebaut, Mars and Nestle can exchange ideas on a non-competitive basis on how to implement

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Ruling confirms recycling deposit on New York bottled water

27-Oct-2009 - , Nestle Waters North America and Polar Corp had challenged the environmental bill in May alleging

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Kellogg's refutes sugar laden cereal claims

27-Oct-2009 - . Similarly, 30g servings of Nestlé Honey Cheerio’s, Kellogg’s Coco Pops, and Sugar Puffs contained 10.53g, 10

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Chocolate proving winner for Nestle

22-Oct-2009 - Chocolate proving winner for Nestle ... for Nestlé, according to the global food giant’s third quarter results. ... for Nestlé, according to the global food giant’s third quarter results. ... launched its Nestlé Cocoa Plan, which is aimed at supporting cocoa farmers to increase production in order of marketing and sales at the group, said that with Nestlé’s re-opened R&D Centre in Abidjan in the Ivory ... chocolate, Nestle, cocoa

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