Nestlé S.A.
Budget
€1 — €250
EP Access
7
accredited persons
Staff
9
8.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Nestlé, with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestlé and is today the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company. Group sales for 2025 amounted to CHF 89.5bn worldwide (CHF 17.6bn in Zone Europe). The Group has 335 factories globally, sells in 185 countries and employs around 271 000 people. The Nestlé brand portfolio covers practically all food and beverage categories: milk and dairy products, nutrition (infant, healthcare, performance and weight management), ice cream, breakfast cereals, coffee and beverages, culinary products (cooking aids, sauces etc.), chocolate and confectionery, petcare, bottled water. The best-known global brands include Nescafé, Nestea, Maggi, Purina, Nestlé Nutrition and of course Nestlé itself. Other brands also sell in many countries – for example, Milo, Nesquik, Nespresso, Lean Cuisine, Kit Kat, Smarties(...)
EU Legislative Interests
Food Information to Consumers implementation Product reformulation Circular Economy Act Green Claims Directive Youth employment Food Supply Chain Unfair Trading Practices Directive International trade Common Agricultural Policy EU Omnibus Legislation Europe's Beating Cancer Plan EU Water Resilience Strategy EU Beating Cancer Plan Safe Hearts Plan Biotech Act II Circular Economy Act Bioeconomy Act Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Industrial Accelerator Act Clean Industrial Deal Digital Fairness Act Audiovisual Media Directive Carbon Removal Carbon Farming (CRCF) Soil monitoring resilience law Sustainability compass EU Ocean Pact The Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
The following list comprises only those organizations that focus on EU policies and European institutions and are relevant for this register: I. Associations AIM - European Brands Association Caobisco - Association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of the European Union Ceereal - European Cereal Breakfast Association Culinaria Europe ECF – European Coffee federation NMWE - Natural Mineral Waters Europe Eucolait – European Association of Dairy Trade Euroglaces – European Ice Cream Association EUROPEN - European Organization for Packaging and the Environment MNI - Medical Nutrition International SNE - Specialised Nutrition Europe Fediaf – European Pet Food Industry FoodDrinkEurope UNESDA - Union of European Beverages Associations WFA – World Federation of Advertisers GAPFA - Global Alliance of Pet Food Associations OP2B - One Planet Business for Biodiversity EUFIC - European Food Information Council EHPM - European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers II. Think tanks, platforms ERT – European Roundtable of Industrialists RAC – Responsible Advertising and Children SAI Platform – Sustainable Agriculture Initiative ECTA – European Clean Trucking Alliance FPI – Flexible Packaging Initiative
Organisation Members
N/A
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.