Nestle SA

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad but signaled they could toss out a case accusing Cargill Inc and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly helping to perpetuate slavery...

Nestle has agreed to sell its Yinlu peanut milk and canned rice porridge businesses in China to Food Wise Co Ltd, a company controlled by the family of Yinlu founder Chen Qingshui, the world's largest packaged food group said on Wednesday.

Nestle has agreed to sell its Yinlu peanut milk and canned rice porridge businesses in China to Food Wise Co Ltd, a company controlled by the family of Yinlu founder Chen Qingshui, the world's largest packaged food group said on Wednesday.

Nestle's Purina brand is launching a line of pet food using insects, as the world's biggest food group tests more environmentally sustainable protein sources.

Payment management software provider Coupa Software Inc said on Monday it acquired supply chain software firm LLamasoft for about $1.5 billion.

Nestle raised its guidance for 2020 organic sales growth to around 3% and reaffirmed its ambition to return to mid-single digit growth after strong demand for pet food, coffee and health products boosted quarterly growth.

Nestle <NESN.S> took a cautious approach when raising its 2020 guidance to around 3% organic sales growth to have some downward protection in volatile times, the food group's chief executive told an analyst call on Wednesday.

European shares slipped on Wednesday as losses in defensive sectors outweighed optimism over encouraging quarterly results from consumer giant Nestle and telecoms equipment maker Ericsson.

Nestle <NESN.S> has kicked off the sale of its North American water brands including Pure Life and Poland Spring, according to four sources familiar with the matter, as the world's largest food group continues to exit slow-growth businesses.

Aimmune Therapeutics Inc <AIMT.O> shareholders have backed Nestle's <NESN.S> $2 billion offer to gain full ownership of the first U.S.-approved peanut allergy treatment, which has struggled with a slow launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coca-Cola, Nestle and PepsiCo, the world's top three plastic polluters according to a yearly brand audit by NGO Break Free From Plastic, have struggled for decades to increase the share of recycled plastic in their packaging.

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Demand for plant-based foods has picked up during the coronavirus crisis as consumers try to eat more healthily and problems at some factories have hit meat supplies, the head of Swiss food giant Nestle <NESN.VX> said on Monday.

Nestle will do more acquisitions, also big ones, the food giant's chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

Nestle will do more acquisitions, also big ones, the food giant's chief financial officer said on Wednesday.

Nestle <NESN.S> has increased the share of recyclable or reusable packaging for its products to 87%, making progress toward its 100% goal by 2025, and gave examples of innovation to cut plastic waste in a media briefing on Monday.

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Nestle <NESN.S> will pay $2 billion to buy the remaining stake in Aimmune Therapeutics Inc <AIMT.O>, gaining full ownership of the first U.S.-approved peanut allergy treatment which has struggled with a slow launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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