date:Aug 13, 2013
around 450 factories, operates in 86 countries, and employs around 328,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oral, the world's largest cosmetics company.
Nestl was formed in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1866 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lacte Henri Nestl, founded in 1866 by Henri Nestl. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its