Company History:

Nestl is the largest food and beverage company in the world. With a manufacturing facility or office in nearly every country of the world, Nestl often is referred to as "the most multinational of the multinationals." Nestl markets approximately 7,500 brands organized into the following categories: baby foods, breakfast cereals, chocolate and confectionery, beverages, bottled water, dairy products, ice cream, prepared foods, foodservice, and pet care.

Promoters of the Company- Founded by Henri Nestl Area/ sector to which it belongs - Food and nutrition basically it belong to
Food Processing.

Year of inception founded in 1867 Type of services/ products being offered- Nestl has some 6,000 brands,with
a wide range of products across a number of markets, including coffee (Nescafe, Nespresso, etc.), bottled water (Buxton, Perrier, etc.), milkshakes and other beverages (Nesquik, Milo, Carnation, etc.), chocolate (Milky Bar, After Eight, and many others), ice cream (Hagen-Dazs, Skinny Cow, etc.), breakfast cereals (Cheerios, Golden Nuggets, Shreddies, etc.), infant foods (now including Gerber products), performance and healthcare nutrition (Nesvita, PowerBar, etc.), seasonings, soups and sauces (Maggi, Buitoni, etc.), frozen and refrigerated foods (Findus, Lean Cuisine, etc.), confectionery (Rowntree products, Caramac, Wonka products, etc.), and pet food (Winalot, Felix, etc.).

Location (Head office/corporate office and location of the manufacturing site)

Head office- Nestl Headquarters is situated in Vevey, Switzerland.

Head office India- The Nestl India head office is located in Gurgaon, Haryana. Manufacturing site- The Nestle manufacturing facility present nearly in every country of the world. In India Nestle have 7 Manufacturing unit. Nestl Indias first production facility, set up in 1961 at Moga (Punjab), was followed soon after by its second plant, set up at Choladi (Tamil Nadu), in 1967. Consequently, Nestl India set up factories in Nanjangud (Karnataka), in 1989, and Samalkha (Haryana), in 1993. This was succeeded by the commissioning of two more factories at Ponda and Bicholim, Goa, in 1995 and 1997 respectively. The seventh factory was set up at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, in 2006. Major events related to the organization like Mergers/ Acquisitions/ splits etc 1884 :acquisition of Fabrique de Produits Maggi 1866: The Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company is founded in Cham, Switzerland. 1867: Henri Nestl begins selling cow's milk-food in Vevey, Switzerland. 1900: Nestl opens a factory in the United States. 1905: Nestl and the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company merge. 1938: Nestl introduces Nescafe. 1974: Nestl enters the nonfood business, becoming a major shareholder of the cosmetics company L'Oral. 1979: After numerous name changes, Nestl S.A. is adopted as the official corporate title of the company. 1985: Nestl acquires Carnation and Hills Brothers Inc. 1992: Nestl acquires Perrier.

1998: Nestl acquires the Spillers pet food business belonging to Dalgety PLC, making it the second largest pet food maker in Europe. 2002: Nestl acquires Ralston-Purina to become co-leader in the global pet food business. 2003: Nestl acquires Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.

Vision and Mission VISION STATEMENT At Nestl, we believe that research can help us make better food so that people live a better life.
MISSION STATEMENT

Nestle is dedicated to providing the best foods to people throughout their day, throughout their lives, throughout the world. With our unique experience of anticipating consumers' needs and creating solutions, Nestle contributes to your wellbeing and enhances your quality of life. Nestl strives to be a leader in nutrition, health and wellness, with the belief that good food is central to health and wellness. Type of skill sets Required Nestle goals is to provide quality brands and products that are essential to good living. And at nestle they are committed to finding and developing the future leaders of company. So for this, they look for people with the self-motivation, passion and the interpersonal communication skills which help the people in personnel growth as well as Nestle growth. This is the statement that they launch for the people who want to work in NestleIf you take your career as seriously as we take our brands, you should consider a career at Nestl

Major competitors Nestl competitors are primarily in the Dairy Products industry. Nestl also competes in the Candy & Confections, Canned & Frozen Foods, and Edible Oils sectors. Nestl competitors (worldwide) include: Danone Kraft Foods Mars, Incorporated

Nestl competitors (India) include: GlaxoSmith Con Britannia Kwality Dairy Rei Agro KRBL Usher Agro Heritage Foods Lakshmi Energy Kohinoor Foods LT Foods ADF Foods Vadilal Ind Agro Dutch Ind SKM Egg Product Sita Shree Food KLRF

Miscellaneous information Nestl is not like other companies. Company in any industry copy or imitate everything adopted by other company and I think the unique value and principles followed in Nestle are not imitate easily and ultimately this provide them a competitive advantage over the other and thats why they are leader in this food processing industry. These factor are

A positive attitude toward work A pragmatic, realistic approach to doing business An open-minded approach to the world A minimal number of systems and written guidelines A personal style of management An atmosphere of mutual trust An avoidance of showing off, windy rhetoric and hypocritical remarks An emphasis on practical experience and on the setting of good examples.

AMIT KUMAR PGFB1005 PGDM (G)