With global headquarters based in Vevey Switzerland, Nestlé was founded in
1866. Nestlé is now the largest food and beverage company in the world, and is
committed to nutrition, health and wellness. The company has a diverse
portfolio of products including dairy, infant formula, breakfast cereals,
coffee, ice cream, chocolate, confectionery, bottled water, beverages, frozen
food, culinary, health science and skin health.
China is the second largest market of the Nestlé Group. The Greater China
Region home office is located in Beijing. Across China, Nestlé operates 33
factories, five Innovation centers, a Nestlé Dairy Farming Institute in
Shuangcheng of Heilongjiang Province, a Nescafé Coffee Center in Puer of Yunnan
Province, a Nestlé Food Safety Institute in Beijing, four customer engagement
centers and near 43,000 employees.
Nearly all major product categories that Nestlé sells elsewhere in the world
are also available in China. In addition, Nestlé provides consumers with
quality products under such local brands as Totole, Yinlu, Hsu Fu Chi, Dashan
and Haoji.
Different from many other food companies, Nestlé attaches great emphasis on
developing agricultural raw materials locally. The same model is applied to
China as well. For example, the milk district development in Shuangcheng of
Heilongjiang Province, Erguna of Inner Mongolia and Laixi of Shandong Province,
as well as coffee farming activities based in Puer of Yunnan Province have all
been very successful and are highly recognized.