Nestle : Nestlé at the World Economic Forum in Davos
January 20, 2015 at 04:42 am EST
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Jan 19, 2015
Nestlé at the World Economic Forum in Davos
A delegation of senior Nestlé executives, including Chief Executive Officer Paul Bulcke, is attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland this week.
The delegation will take part in discussions on a variety of issues, including the future of health, food security and agriculture and the role of business in society. The forum runs from Wednesday through Saturday.
On Friday, 23 January, Mr Bulcke will give a speech at the WEFOpen Forum on a session entitled, Should Business Lead the Social Agenda. The session can be viewed on the WEF site.
The WEF in Davos is an annual gathering that engages political, business, academic and other leaders through high-level meetings, research networks, task forces and digital collaboration.
For more information, please visit the World Economic Forum website
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 (20.3%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.4%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (12.5%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (11.8%): 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 brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.7%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.6%): 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 (3.8%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.8%), the United States and Canada (35%), China (5.9%), Asia and Oceania (21.4%) and Latin America (13.7%).