Archive of all Nestlé articles – Page 32

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    Nestlé gets fruity

    2004-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is to add an orange variant to its KitKat Kubes offering and it has given Smarties a new twist with a Fruity format which will see the brand’s first foray into the sugar arena.KitKat Orange rolls out from early next month and will be...

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    Nestlé’s newcomers centre on fruit

    2004-04-03T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is getting fruity with its latest round of new products.The confectionery giant is adding an orange variant to its KitKat Kubes offering.And it has given kids’ favourite Smarties a new twist with a new Fruity format which will see...

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    Robinson to head up Nestlé Rowntree sales

    2004-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree has appointed Vince Robinson, director of sales for Nestlé UK’s beverage division, sales director. He replaces Peter Basham who became director of export in February.Basham was responsible for launching the company’s strategy to...

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    Nestlé shakes up its Double Cream

    2004-03-06T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is launching a full scale rescue package for its Double Cream brand.Sales of the luxury chocolate bar, one of confectionery’s most high profile launches in recent years, have failed to impress buyers. And in a recent interview, new...

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    Nestlé Rowntree’s Newton goes

    2004-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree head of brands marketing Liam Newton has left the company.His role is being split between consumer communications manager Mike O’Reilly and brand group marketing manager Deirdre O’Donaghue.The move follows the creation of a...

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    Nestlé to sell unit in Brazil

    2004-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has been ordered by the Brazilian anti-trust authority to sell the chocolate manufacturer Garoto it bought two years ago.Nestlé has been given 20 days by the Administrative Council of Economic Defence (CADE) to name a firm to find...

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    Nestlé sells dairy unit in Turkey

    2003-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Swiss food giant Nestlé had sold its dairy business in Turkey to French group Danone for an undisclosed sum. Nestlé said the disposal, which would include its chilled dairy and UHT milk products, would allow it to focus on its core...

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    Nestlé confident of meeting targets

    2003-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé posted a 5.4% rise in organic sales for the first nine months of the year boosted by sales of ice cream and water during the hot summer in Europe.However, the Swiss food giant said group sales fell 2.4% to CHF64.6bn due to negative...

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    Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive get into oral care arena

    2003-06-21T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive have signed a multimillion pound global deal to develop oral care products aimed at the confectionery fixture. The arrangement, which starts next year with distribution of Colgate Dental Gum, gives the toothpaste...

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    Nestlé and Colgate freshen up with gum deal

    2003-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive have agreed to jointly develop and market a range of oral care products to be sold alongside confectionery items, starting with Colgate Dental Gum in the UK.The gum – aimed to clean teeth and freshen breath –...

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    Nestlé close coffee plant in Latin America

    2003-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is to end its instant coffee production in El Salvador and blamed high running costs and outdated machinery for the closure of the plant.Nestlé said it would continue to sell instant coffee in El Salvador, and buy bags of beans from...

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    Nestlé is hyperactive

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    The retailer chart remains the same as last week in terms of positioning, with Morrisons at the top of the chart. Asda, however, has closed the gap between them and stands less than one percentage point behind as opposed to five before. As last...

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    Nestlé pours more into water business

    2003-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has bought Europe’s leading supplier of home and office of water coolers Powwow from Hong Kong-based conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa for 560m euros.The Swiss food giant, and global market leader in bottled water with brands such as...

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    Pop goes nestlé

    2003-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree is in talks with ITV to sponsor the next series of Pop Idol. A Nestlé Rowntree spokesman said any deal would be the "biggest UK TV sponsorship" to date, but added that reports of a £6m agreement between the company and television...

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    Nestlé scoops Swiss ice cream brand

    2003-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has struck a deal with Swiss food group Mövenpick to buy its ice cream brand – Mövenpick – for an undisclosed price.The deal includes the Mövenpick brand for ice cream products and related ice cream businesses worldwide with the...

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    Nestlé manager

    2003-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé UK has made Paul Graddon factory production manager for its Halifax and Castleford factories, succeeding Simon Billington, who moves to a new role at Nestlé's Swiss HQ. Graddon previously worked in the beverage division as factory manager for...

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    Nestlé shakes up milk operations

    2002-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is to close its canned milk products factory in Ashbourne, Derbyshire and is scaling down production at factories at Girvan and Dalston as part of a major shake-up of its UK milk business.Some branded products such as Simply Double...

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    Petcare bites back for Nestlé

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has seen confectionery sales decline over the last nine months while total turnover rose 6% on the back of its $10.3bn acquisition of US petcare group Ralston Purina.To September 30, the maker of Nescafé and Häagen-Dazs ice cream said...

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    Bites: Nestlé Rowntree's Bursting Bugs; Twinings; Bakers Complete; Loyd Grossman

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree's Bursting Bugs, available in store this week, make their TV debut on August 4 in a four-week ad burst ­ part of a £5m spend on the Rowntree brand.

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    Bites: Nestle Rowntree; RH Amar; Golden Wonder's; Highland Spring

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Nestle Rowntree confectionery brand Munchies is to sponsor the Great Britian Women's Rugby league team in a deal which includes branding kits with the brand's new straplines including "Scoff me" and "Nibble me".