Nestle's Social Irresponsibility in Developing Nations



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Henri Nestlé, the founder of Nestlé, was born in 1814 in Frankfurt, Germany. A merchant, chemist and innovator, he developed a formula for infant nutrition by experimentally combining cow's milk, wheat flour and sugar in different proportions. He called this concoction "Farine Lactee".

The formula was meant to provide nutrition to infants whose mothers were unable to nurse them. In 1867, he fed the formula to a prematurely born infant whose mother was seriously ill. He was able to save the life of the infant, and subsequently, Nestlé's popularity soared. Later in 1867, Nestlé set up a facility in Vevey, Switzerland, to produce and market the formula commercially. This was called the Nestlé Company...

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or the new company, Henri Nestlé adopted the logo of a nest with a mother bird protecting her young ones. This was in fact a graphic translation of his name, which meant 'little nest'. It was meant to convey values like security, protection, maternity and nourishment. (This symbol was later adopted as the corporate logo of Nestlé).Nestlé's infant formula became very popular and in 1868, he opened an office in London to match the increasing demand. By the early 1870s, he began exporting to South America and Australia, and Nestlé Milk soon became popular as a food for infants, the old and the infirm....

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