Founded in 1867, Nestle SA, the world’s leading food and beverage Company, has developed into the world’s leading food, nutrition, health and wellness Company, with 500 factories in 83 countries and employing 247 000 people.

We believe that a successful business strategy and investment over the long term can have a positive and sustainable social impact on the communities in which we operate. Consequently we have become a source of stability and economic growth in Africa.

Nestlé are long term investors in Africa, having been established there since 1927, we now have 27 factories, employing more than 11,500 people in Africa and have created about 50000 additional jobs through the supply chain

trade

Nestle is driving the debate about how best to reform tariff and trade regulations to enable developing countries to grow their economies.

enterprise

We recognise that our business in Africa is linked to the success of the African farmers. As a large purchaser of agricultural raw materials, we believe in the development and implementation of sustainable agriculture. As such we are a founding partner of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative, play a lead role in sustainable coffee programmes, are part of the cocoa and chocolate industry’s sustainable cocoa farming efforts, and continue to help communities provide sustainable milk supplies.

human development

In 2002 Nestle became a founding sponsor of the African Health Initiative 2010, with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Working with the Nigerian Red Cross, HIV/AIDS programmes have been implemented throughout Nigeria and have now been extended to Kenya.