10th April 2024 NestleNespresso has partnered with French startup Zèta to create a line of sneakers, which incorporate coffee grounds into the soles and insoles.
4th April 2024 Marketing / NestleNestlé Oceania has appointed OpenMind powered by GroupM as its media agency in Australia and New Zealand.
14th March 2024 Nestle / SynlaitThe global food giant is working with Synlait to cut on-farm emissions, adding to the reduction initiatives it has in place in NZ with Fonterra.
2nd November 2023 Fonterra / NestleFonterra has completed the sale of its Nestlé’s Dairy Partners Americas Brazil joint venture to French dairy company Lactalis.
31st August 2023 Brands / NestleThe global giant was given a brand value of US$22.4bn in the Food & Drink 2023 report, up 8% from last year when it was also top dog.
13th April 2023 Egmont Honey / NestleWith the heft of Nestlé now behind it, South Taranaki’s Egmont Honey is jumping into new export markets, adding retailers and working up NPD opportunities.
28th March 2023 Labelling / NestleGlobally, around a third of the food giant’s sales comprise products falling at the lower end of the Health Star Rating scale.
14th February 2023 Nestle / SustainabilityIndependent dairy processor Open Country and food manufacturer Nestlé are partnering in a new project to help farmers offset greenhouse gas emissions by planting native trees on dairy farms.
13th December 2022 Fonterra / NestleFonterra and Nestlé are selling their Dairy Partners Americas (DPA) Brazil joint venture to French dairy company Lactalis for BRL 700m, which is approximately NZ$210m, subject to transaction adjustments.
1st December 2022 Fonterra / NestleThe pilot will take place at a farm surrounding Fonterra’s Whareroa site and will aim to reach net zero carbon in 10 years.
21st November 2022 Labelling / NestleThe food giant pledges to share more details of the nutritional value of its products, with the HSR system at the centre of its plans.
29th September 2022 Egmont Honey / NestleMultinational giant Nestlé pays hundreds of millions to acquire the owner of the Egmont Honey and GO Healthy brands.
28th September 2022 Nestle / Purina NZThe pet food business looks to capitalise on the boom in pet ownership with the launch of the Oscar cat food brand in NZ.
19th September 2022 Nestle / Riddet InstituteA Nestlé milk powder using patented food technology addressing iron deficiency out of the Riddet Institute wins at the International World Dairy Summit .
22nd August 2022 Nestle / PackagingThe KitKat chocolate bar is getting a new wrapper using 30% less virgin plastic – pipping rival Mondelēz to the post with what it claims is a New Zealand first.
29th June 2022 Egmont Honey / NestleThe deal builds the food giant’s footprint in the regional honey and VMS market, and unlocks growth with the addition of an Auckland factory.
28th April 2022 Coffee / NestleNestlé’s coffee capsule brand Nespresso has achieved global certification as a B Corp.
21st April 2022 NestleInvestment in sales and marketing rose by more than $7m, contributing to flat pretax profit in 2021.
6th December 2021 NestleThe multinational hikes prices on a range of food products, joining a number of peers moving to offset rising commodity and supply chain costs.
29th November 2021 Environment / NestleNestlé New Zealand has transitioned to 100% renewable electricity with the rest of the global FMCG giant working towards a 2025 target.
11th October 2021 Nestle / Plant-basedKitKat V will be on New Zealand shop shelves from October 11 for a limited time.
7th October 2021 Mondelēz / NestleShrimps, eggs, and Cadbury Dairy Milk are the latest products to get a plant-based overhaul by the FMCG behemoths.
15th June 2021 NestleGlobal confectionery giant Nestlé is launching a plant-based alternative to its iconic KitKat chocolate bar into the international market.
31st March 2021 Chocolate / KitKat / NestleKitKat has temporarily replaced the logo on its chocolate bar with a call to consumers to recycle the packaging.
23rd March 2021 Nestle / PackagingThe KitKat wrapper was produced by collecting and processing waste soft plastic.
15th December 2020 Fonterra / NestleGlobal giant teams up with Fonterra and DairyNZ to co-fund plantain project in effort to reduce emissions.
11th December 2020 Nestle / Plant-basedThe move into Asia builds on market presence in Australia, Europe and the US.
