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Nestlé and Creating Shared Value

Did you know ...Nestlé is more than chocolate?

Best known for chocolate, Nestlé is far more than that. Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company with a history of providing quality products supported by expertise in nutrition, health, and wellness. In fact, it is the largest private funder of health and nutrition research globally.

Nestlé in the United States

Nestlé in the United States consists of five main businesses that in 2010 had product sales totaling more than $26.8 billion.

  • Nestlé Professional 4.3%
  • Nestlé USA 43.4%
  • Nestlé Nutrition 12.2%
  • Nestlé Waters North America 14.4%
  • Nestlé Purina PetCare Company 25.7%

Total: $26.8 Billion 2010 Sales

Nestlé in the United States by the numbers

47 Nestlé operates
in 47 states.

  • $26.8 billion in sales
  • 10 new facilities since 2008
  • 51,000 employees
  • 120 locations in 47 states

Nestlé is … a Good Food, Good Life company

Nestlé - Good Food, Good Life

Good Food, Good Life is all about tasty, healthful products that can be enjoyed by every member of the family at every stage of life and for every way of life.

Nestlé currently has nine Billionaire Brands – Stouffers®, Lean Cuisine®, DiGiorno®, Nestlé Pure Life®, Coffee-Mate®, Gerber®, Friskies®, Purina Dog Chow® and Purina Beneful®.

*Each with annual sales of more than $1 billion.

Nestlé’s pledge to your health

We deliver on our promise to creating shared value by supporting healthy living. Striving to be the very best Nutrition, Health, and Wellness company, we provide a variety of portion- and calorie-controlled meals, low fat offerings, and whole grain products that taste good. We are committed to reducing sugar and sodium in many of our products, and we provide easy-to-understand nutritional information to help our consumers make smart choices.

Nestlé is ... Shared Value in Communities

“From Project WET to the American Red Cross, our company has a long history of developing deep ties with local communities . We are proud of our past contributions of both time and money to causes our employees are passionate about.”

Heather McBean, Environmental Education & Outreach Coordinator, Nestlé Waters North America

Creating Shared Value is not just a catchphrase - it's a fundamental part of our business strategy. We are committed to creating value for our consumers, the communities where we operate, the farmers who produce our ingredients and of course, our employees. Creating quality jobs and contributing to the economic vitality of the United States is one of our top priorities.

We carry out our Creating Shared Value commitment through numerous efforts focused on nutrition, water, and sustainability, and community development throughout the 47 states in which we operate.

Click here to learn more about Nestlé globally creating shared value.

Nutrition

Focus on Nutrition

Nestlé provides consumers with nutritious and enjoyable food, beverages, and other products that play an important part in every aspect of their lives.

Nestlé’s Nutritional Compass®, which appears on the back of many of our products, lists key nutritional benefits along with tips and nutritional facts to enable consumers to make informed choices.

Nestlé’s Nutritional Compass®

Nestlé’s in the World

  • We have the world’s largest privately funded nutrition research and development organization, consisting of 28 research, technology, and product development centers that employ more than 5,200 people.
  • In 2010, we created Nestlé Health Science SA and the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences to pioneer innovations between the food and pharmaceutical industries.
  • Nestlé is investing hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 10 years in personalized health science nutrition to help prevent and treat health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Feeding America

More than 154 million pounds of food and beverages have been distributed to 175 food banks over the past 20 years as part of a long-term relationship between Feeding America and Nestlé USA, Nestlé Waters North America and Nestlé Nutrition.

Sustainable Practices

Focus on Sustainable Practices

Nestlé is continually striving to improve our operational efficiency and environmental performance. By applying new and innovative approaches at each stage of a product’s life cycle, and by assessing the impacts of our operations, we are contributing to a better future and Creating Shared Value for both Nestlé and society.

Here are just a few examples:

  • Over the past five years, Nestlé Waters North America reduced water consumption in its factories by 2.2 percent while product volume increased by 27 percent.
  • Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is the first U.S. manufacturer to use renewable solar energy for the production of pet food.
  • In the United States, Nestlé has 14 buildings designed for LEED certification for sustainable construction issued by the U.S. Green Building Council, and two have achieved gold ratings.
  • Nestlé USA redesigned its NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® 64 fluid ounce plastic bottles, resulting in the reduction of nearly 725,000 pounds of plastic each year. This is equivalent to saving more than 200,000 gallons of gasoline.

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Mineola Nature Preserve

On March 19, 2010, Ozarka® bottled water supplied $100,000 to construct a pond and interactive educational aquatic loop at the Mineola Nature Preserve. Our Ozarka Hawkins employees came out for the ceremony, to visit with the organizations and agencies who have supported the beautification of the Preserve. Working with members of the Mineola Independent School District FFA (Future Farmers of America), Wood County Junior Historians, and Middle School Student Council, they helped to plant 1,000 trees near the pond. It was a great day!

Communities

Focus on Communities

Nestlé is committed to the 120 communities in 47 states where we operate.

Here are just a few examples:
  • More than $500 million has been invested in Indiana by Nestlé USA through the Anderson Beverage Facility, creating approximately 500 jobs.
  • Since 1992, Nestlé Waters North America has invested $440 million in Maine, creating nearly 800 jobs.
  • Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is constructing a $15 million, 56,000 square foot employee education and training facility at its St. Louis headquarters campus.
  • In 2010, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company unveiled its state-of-the-art 84,000 square foot Purina Event Center in Gray Summit, Missouri, which can accommodate the largest dog and cat events.
  • In 2009, Nestlé Nutrition made a commitment to invest $75 million over the next 10 years in their Fremont, Michigan, facility. Part of this investment includes the Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ customer call center.
  • In 2008, Nestlé Professional opened its Customer Innovation Campus in Solon, Ohio, a facility dedicated to the “away from home” food industry, creating more than 70 new jobs.

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Animal Welfare

Through partnership with community programs, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company promoted pet adoptions and supported animal welfare at animal shelters across America with more than $20 million in funds and food. In 2010, the company also helped 24 animal organizations affected by the Gulf oil spill and fed nearly 4,000 dogs and cats in their care.