Nestlé SA (Switzerland)

Nestlé is the world's biggest food manufacturer, with around 480 factories in 86 countries, and a portfolio that ranges from baby foods to pet care, from chocolate to mineral water. Its world-famous brands include Nescafe, Kit Kat and Perrier, among many others. The group also owns a large shareholding in cosmetics company L'Oreal. As with other food companies, recent years have seen a greater concentration on a focused food and beverage business. In particular Nestlé has leveraged its performance in sectors such as ice cream and petfoods with an aggressive acquisition strategy. Advertising Age estimated global measured advertising expenditure of $2.3bn in 2008, making Nestlé the world's #10 advertiser.

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The Adbrands Company Profile of Nestlé summarises the company's history and current operations and also contains the following brand links: Nestlés

Nestlé website

Nescafe	Gervais Extreme
L'Oreal	Maggi
Nestlé Rowntree	Maxibon
Nestlé Purina / Friskies	Galderma
Nestea	Buitoni
Cereal Partners	Herta
Dreyer's Ice Cream	Gerber
Nestlé Waters	Nespresso
Baerenmarke	Alcon Laboratories
Nesquik	Jenny Craig
Baci	Nestlé Professional
Nestlé Baby Food	Willy Wonka

Nestlé UK	Nestlé Japan
Nestlé USA	Nestlé Latin America
Nestlé Australia

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