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![[Nestlé, Switzerland]](../images/c/ch$nestl.gif)
image by
Eugene Ipavec,
16 September 2009
The flag is the bird nest logo in white on a blue background with the words "Nestlé"
in white, and on the left the bird nest is displayed in blue outline on a
white background. These two graphical depictions occupy
50% each of space on the flag.
Nestlé S.A. is a multinational
packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It
originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company for milk
products established in 1866 by the Page Brothers in Cham, Switzerland, and
the Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company set up in 1866 by Henri Nestlé to
provide an infant food product. The two world wars both affected growth:
during the first, dried milk was widely used but the second war caused
profits to drop by around 70%. However, sales of the instant coffee Nescafé
were boosted by the US military. After the wars, growth was stimulated by acquisitions expanding its range and taking control of several well known
brands, so they now include Maggi, Thomy and Nescafé, that are known
globally. It is the world's largest food company, with Kraft Foods being second.
Esteban Rivera, 16 September 2009