COVID-19: Nestlé supports equitable vaccination through COVAX
April 07, 2021 at 06:18 am EDT
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Nestlé is today joining the drive to speed up vaccination against COVID-19 and ensure broad, equitable distribution of vaccines to developing countries.
We are announcing a CHF 2 million donation to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund to support COVAX, the global facility for the procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. This builds on our ongoing efforts to support communities around the world during the pandemic.
The deployment of vaccines has started in a number of countries. At the same time, broad and equitable access to vaccines is still lacking because of a major financing gap.
Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider: 'The COVID-19 pandemic has cost too many lives and livelihoods. The speedy development of vaccines has given us hope, but the job isn't done until there is access everywhere in the world. That is why we are supporting COVAX to reach those most in need. We urge everyone to help close this funding gap as soon as possible.'
Nestlé supported the search for a vaccine with a donation to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), which manages the COVAX facility together with WHO and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). The focus is now on the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to help communities worldwide find their way out of this crisis.
Nestlé has been responding to the COVID-19 crisis by protecting our employees, by maintaining global food supply chains and by giving a helping hand in our local communities.
Since March 2020, we have provided assistance to those fighting the crisis with an estimated CHF 90 million in financial and in-kind donations across various countries.
Efforts have included supporting caregivers and strengthening healthcare systems through a partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. We have also helped respond to hunger and poverty, including a partnership with the European Federation of Food Banks.
Read more on our COVID-19 response
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Nestlé S.A. is the world's leading agri-food group. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- powdered and liquid beverages (26.7%): soluble coffees (Nescafé and Starbucks brands), coffee in capsules (Nespresso), chocolate drinks (Nesquik, Milo, etc.), tea drinks (Nestea), etc.;
- pet food (19.2%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.6%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), allergy treatment products (Palforzia), cereals (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (13.2%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (12%): powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, yoghurt and cream desserts, ice cream (Nido, Nesvita, Carnation, La Laitière, Coffee Mate, Nestlé Ice Cream, Dreyers, Häagen-Dazs, Extrême, Mövenpick brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.6%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.7%): Nestlé Pure Life, Vittel, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, etc. brands.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.2%), France (3.8%), the United Kingdom (3.6%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.6%), the United States and Canada (34.9%), China (6.2%), Brazil (4%), Mexico (3.7%), Chile (1.4%), Latin America (4%), Philippines (2.8%), India (2.1%), Australia (1.6%), Asia and Oceania (15.7%).