Lindt & Sprungli, the upmarket Swiss chocolate maker, is the sector’s “obvious” takeover target and could be snapped up next year, one analyst has claimed – with Nestle seen...

Hershey and Nestle will not “willingly stand by” and become less competitive in the global confectionery market – and could still launch a rival bid for Cadbury, one analyst has suggested. Simon...

The UK arm of Swiss food giant Nestle has remained silent on reports that it is in talks to obtain Fairtrade certification for its Kit Kat chocolate bars. According to a report in the Mail on Sunday, Nestle...

Global food giant Nestle has admitted that it should have reacted faster to competitors’ price cuts to avoid slowing sales. Speaking during an interview with the Wall Street Journal, chief executive...

Simplot Australia has purchased the licence to manufacture the Lean Cuisine, Maggi and Papa Giuseppe brands from food giant Nestlé. The move will see Simplot takeover the operation of the Pakenham factory...

Nestlé has insisted it is “committed” to using only “sustainable” palm oil from 2015, the latest in a series of announcements on the raw material from food manufacturers and retailers. The...

In the first nine months of 2009 the world’s largest food manufacturer achieved organic growth of 3.6%, but the major headwinds of a strong Swiss Franc earlier in the year have hurt the bottom line,...

Nestle has remained silent on reports that the Zimbabwe government has launched an investigation into the Swiss food giant’s financial dealings in the country. According to a report in the Dominion...

The operations of the world’s biggest food manufacturer in Zimbabwe may be threatened, according to reports emerging from the African nation. Swiss-based Nestlé lost half of their Zimbabwean suppliers...

Nestlé Zimbabwe has announced that they will no longer be receiving milk from the Gushungo Dairy Estate owned by the wife of President Robert Mugabe from Sunday 4 October. Up to 15 per cent of their Zimbabwean...