Nestlé

  • New pledges for RD

    THREE NEW salt pledges, specifically focused on the catering sector, have been announced by the Department of Health (DH).   The pledges, which are part of the Government’s much-hyped Responsibility Deal on health, will encourage more companies to make their…

  • NESTLÉ® – HELPING SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE OF COFFEE FARMING

    THE CHALLENGES posed to the global coffee market – climate change, the economic crisis, rising production costs, volatile prices – are well documented.  Perhaps less well-documented but just as important is the role that coffee companies the world over are…

  • Schedule announced: Thought Leaders & Innovators Conference & Partnering Event

    Thought Leaders & Innovators Conference and Partnering Event is a new style of event. Plenary content will be in bite size ‘twitter’ style chunks. TL&I will have one overarching theme of innovation. (See list of speakers and schedule below)  …

  • Carbon management student applies himself at Nestlé

    FOOTPRINT AWARDS make a genuine difference. The legacy is one of the most important aspects of the initiative. As well as involving students throughout the process, Category Sponsors have the opportunity to take on a Post Graduate Environmental Sustainability Student,…

  • Putting Milk First

    Footprint met up with Tim Innocent, Head of Purchasing – Direct Materials, Nestle UK – to talk about the company’s approach to sourcing milk sustainably as part of its ‘Creating Shared Value’ approach to business.   Nestle’s philosophy is to…

  • Caring and Sharing

    Critics of Nestlé’s environmental policies may need to back track after studying the company’s achievements under its ‘Creating Shared Value’ strategy.   Nestlé, whose large portfolio of brands familiar to UK consumers includes Kit-Kat (now Fairtrade in its four-finger format),…

  • Four Fingered Ethics

    As consumers become increasingly interested in the origins and sustainability credentials of their food, companies like Nestlé are taking important steps to improve economic and social conditions for the cocoa farming communities. Nestlé, one of the biggest global users of…