Nestlé

Nestlé   (Multinational corporation, Big Food)
Headquarters	Switzerland
Member of	Transatlantic Policy Network, WEF/Strategic Partners
Sponsor of	Rive-Reine-Conference
Membership	• Paul Bulcke • Mark Schneider • Henri de Castries • Renato Fassbind • Pablo Isla • Ann M. Veneman • Eva Cheng • Patrick Aebischer • Ursula M. Burns • Kasper Rorsted • Kimberly A. Ross • Dick Boer • Dinesh Paliwal • Hanne Jimenez de Mora • David Frick • Paul Jolles
Swiss Big Food multinational

Nestlé is a Swiss multinational corporation and the world's largest processed food company. The company manufactures and markets processed food and has diversified holdings in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, medical equipment, pet food and weight loss industries.

The Baby Killer

As the world's largest artificial baby milk producer, Nestlé has been pinpointed as a leading cause of the increasing worldwide infant mortality rates. In 1974, Nestlé's sales habits were exposed in a report titled The Baby Killer by Mike Muller. The report explained how multinational milk companies like Nestlé were causing infant illness and death in poor communities by promoting bottle feeding and discouraging breast feeding. The repor also launched a long-running global campaign, which received wide-spread support from medical professionals, health authorities and civil society in developing countries.

As of 2006, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 1.5 million infants die each year because of inappropriate feeding, given the fact that children vulnerable to disease are being fed with artificial breastmilk substitutes rather than naturally breastfed.

A World Health Organization (WHO) International Code governing the marketing of artificial baby milk, drawn up in 1981 and agreed by 118 countries, says breastfeeding should be promoted above all other products and that leaflets and labels relating to breast milk substitutes should do nothing to undermine this. But Nestlé and other companies have been accused of flouting the rules with advertising, free samples, promotions and sponsorships. The latest monitoring report from the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) uncovered about 2,000 violations of the code in 69 countries, with Nestlé responsible for more violations than any other of the big 16 baby food companies studied"

"Never be healthy no matter how much they’re tweaked"

More than 60 percent of the food and beverages sold by the company did not meet the "recognized definition of healthy," according to an internal presentation that was circulated among executives. The memo concluded some Nestlé products "will never be healthy no matter how much they’re tweaked".

Other activities

Nestlé has attracted criticism for its use of genetically modified ingredients, and for its cocoa and coffee-buying policies, including purchasing cocoa from Ivory Coast, which has recently received heavy press coverage due to the existence of child slavery on cocoa plantations.

"From environmental destruction in Brazil to the intimidation of trade unionists in Colombia, from demanding millions in compensation from hunger-stricken Ethiopia to bolstering its image through proposing donations to breast cancer charities - Nestlé is easily one of the world's most hated companies."

Spy hired to infiltrate NGO

The Swiss chapter of anti-globalization NGO Attac asked local authorities to investigate Nestlé for allegedly hiring a spy to infiltrate the group. The legal complaint was filed after learning that an employee of the Securitas AG security company took part in its private meetings between late 2003 and June 2004. "The meetings were part of a research project that culminated in the publication of a book titled "Attac against the Nestle Empire," which criticized the company's position on genetically modified organisms, water privatization and trade unions.

 

Employee on Wikispooks

Employee	Job	Appointed	End	Description
Pierre Liotard-Vogt	President	1973	1982	Attended the 1970, 1974, 1977 and 1980 Bilderberg conferences

 

Known members

4 of the 17 of the members already have pages here:

Member	Description
Henri de Castries	"French President of Bilderberg"
Pablo Isla	Chairman and CEO of Inditex (Zara) the largest clothes corporation in the world.
Paul Jolles	Quad Bilderberger Swiss diplomat businessman

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