Nestlé (food & beverage brand)

Overview

Nestlé is a Swiss-origin global food and beverage brand and the trading/operating name of Nestlé S.A., a multinational company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. (nestle.com)

Origin and history

The brand traces back to Henri Nestlé’s development of "farine lactée" (a milk‑based infant food) in Vevey in 1867 and to the Anglo‑Swiss Condensed Milk Company founded in 1866; these enterprises became the foundation of what is today Nestlé S.A. The company marks its formal origins in the 1866–1867 period. (nestle.com.sg)

Manufacturing footprint

Nestlé manufactures and distributes products in many countries worldwide. The group operates production facilities in dozens of countries (commonly cited as factories in more than 80 countries) and sells products in well over 180 markets, so product manufacturing is distributed across multiple locations rather than a single country of origin. For these reasons manufacturing should be considered "Multiple countries." (britannica.com)

Ownership and corporate structure

The ultimate owner is Nestlé S.A., the publicly traded Swiss parent company. Nestlé S.A. remains the principal corporate owner, with numerous subsidiaries and business units organized by geography and product category (for example Nestlé USA, Nespresso, Nestlé Purina, Nestlé Waters). The company is listed and regulated under Swiss company law and reports consolidated accounts in Swiss francs. (nestle.com)

Practical note

Because Nestlé is a global conglomerate with many brands and production sites, product-level origin (where a specific SKU was manufactured) will typically be printed on the individual product label/packaging and can vary by SKU and market. For system-level classification, Nestlé-branded items should be recorded as manufactured in multiple countries unless the specific product label indicates a single-country origin.