Time travel through the Nestlé story
Come on a journey through Nestlé's company history. We'll begin in 1866 and finish in the present day.
Along the way, we'll see why Henri Nestlé created infant cereal, how the company weathered downturns and two world wars.
We'll follow the acquisitions and the move into chocolate, pharmaceuticals and petcare.
The world's largest food and beverage company
How Henri Nestlé started the Nestlé we know today
Led by a sense of scientific innovation, Henri Nestlé kickstarted a small food business in 1867.
150 years later that business is the world’s largest food and beverage company. And Henri’s legacy continues to shape the business today.
Compared to Nestlé Malaysia, Nestlé Indonesia has more products. They also have animal food products.
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Nestlé S.A., with ownership of 72.61%.
With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company.
Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia is the second largest shareholder owning 6.64 % of common stock.
On December 7, 2021, Nestlé agreed to sell 22.26 million L'Oréal shares to L'Oréal. L'Oréal will cancel the repurchased shares.
Following the transaction, Nestlé will own 20.1% of L'Oréal and remains fully supportive of the company's value creation strategy.
Nestlé will retain its two positions on the L'Oréal Board of Directors.