Switzerland
Companies
Switzerland-based bakery group Aryzta has posted a drop in sales for the first half of its financial year. In the six months to January 31 Aryzta's revenues dropped by 7.4% to EUR800.9mn....
2010-03-16Companies
Shares in French cosmetics maker L'Oreal have surged in the past two weeks following renewed speculation that food-giant Nestlé is set to launch a bid for the firm. Conversely, shares...
2010-03-12Companies
Swiss food giant Nestlé has reported what it describes as 'market-beating' growth for 2009 and said that it expects to achieve higher organic growth in 2010. During 2009 Nestlé...
2010-02-22Companies
Business-to-business chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut has warned that it expects global chocolate demand to stagnate in 2010 following a decline of 2% in 2009. The pessimistic outlook...
2010-01-13Industry
US-based food giant Kraft has announced the sale of its North American frozen pizza business to Nestlé for US$3.7bn. Kraft has immediately set the money to use by increasing the...
2010-01-05Companies
It has been confirmed that food-giant Nestlé is to sell a 52% stake in eye-care group Alcon to Switzerland's Novartis for US$28.1bn. The move is the second-stage of a two part deal...
2010-01-04Companies
Switzerland's largest dairy group, Emmi, has announced plans to acquire a minority stake in two dairy companies in Italy and France. The move is part of a previously announced plan...
2009-12-14Companies
Nestlé has announced plans to certify its Kit Kat chocolate brand as Fairtrade in the UK and Ireland. The changeover, which will begin in January 2010, follows rival confectionery...
2009-12-09
