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Nestle stories: 13 news summaries

Nestle Scraps Milk Deal With Mugabe Farms

Critics threatened company boycott over 'blood milk'

Oct 2, 09 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nestle will stop buying milk from Zimbabwean farms seized by the wife of Robert Mugabe after human rights advocates called for an international boycott of the Swiss conglomerate's products. The leader of a South African right group tells the Telegraph he's happy Nestle was giving up "blood milk."... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • milk • Nestle • Grace Mugabe

Nestle Buys Milk From Farms Mugabe Seized

Zimbabwean leader's wife sells 265K gallons a year to food giant

Sep 28, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nestle is buying up to 265,000 gallons of milk a year from a Zimbabwean farm seized from white landowners and now owned by the wife of Robert Mugabe. Grace Mugabe has taken over at least six of the country's most valuable farms, reports the Telegraph. As a Swiss... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • milk • Nestle • food industry • Grace Mugabe

(Newser) - A combination of penny-pinching and environmental concern has pushed bottled water sales off for the first time in at least 5 years, the Washington Post reports. In 2008, consumption of bottled water fell for the first time this decade. “It's an obvious way to cut back,” a... More »

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recycling • bottled water • recession • beverages • Nestle • oil consumption • environmentalists • packaging

(Newser) - A mistake in the labs of the world's largest chocolate producer inadvertently led researchers to the ultimate in confectionery: a recipe that's not only heat-resistant, but that contains 90% fewer calories than normal chocolate. Food engineers fooling around at Barry Callebaut, which makes products for Nestlé and Cadbury, ended up... More »

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food • nutrition • diet • heat • calories • chocolate • candy • Nestle • chemistry • food science

 Feds Confirm E. Coli 
 in Cookie Dough 

FDA still has no idea how bacteria made its way into Nestle dough

Jun 30, 09 3:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA has confirmed the presence of E. coli in cookie dough from Nestle's Virginia plant, reports the Washington Post. The plant's refrigerated cookie dough was the prime suspect in an outbreak of E. coli-related illness that sickened 69 people in 29 states. But investigators remain confounded as to how... More »

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E. coli • FDA • food contamination • Nestle • toll house cookies • cookie dough

 Cow E. Coli in 
 Cookie Dough 
 Stumps Feds 

How could E. coli have invaded the supply?

Jun 21, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Feds are scouring Nestle's Virginia plant for clues as to how E. coli 0157, which is found in cow intestines, ended up in cookie dough products the company recalled last week, the Washington Post reports. “It's a fascinating outbreak," said one of the bacterial mystery. "By just... More »

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E. coli • bacteria • Nestle • toll house cookies • cookie dough

(AP) - Nestle is voluntarily recalling Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. The FDA and CDC are investigating reported E. coli illnesses that might be related, the company said. Sixty-six reports of illness in 28 states have come... More »

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E. coli • FDA • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Nestle • cookies • Food and Drug Administration • toll house cookies • cookie dough

 Soaring Candy Sales 
 Sweeten Hard Times 

Confectioners' profits rise as people seek comfort

Mar 24, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough times don’t seem to be trickling down to inexpensive candy shops, where adult customers are flocking for a sugar-coated escape from their troubles, the New York Times reports. “People may indulge themselves a little bit more when times are tough,” says an analyst. And indulge they... More »

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Hershey • recession • Cadbury Schweppes • Tootsie pop • candy • Nestle • economy • sweet tooth • financial crisis • Snickers • Three Musketeers


 Chocolate Sales Are Bittersweet 

Battle to elevate taste
to expensive brands proves bittersweet as economy sours

Dec 24, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Chocolate sales, reputed to be recession-proof, are taking a hit in this downturn as consumers’ taste for more expensive brands has soured, reports the Financial Times. Companies that jumped into premium candies have been hurt by the downturn, and analysts say the market has been “trading down” from premium... More »

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Hershey • recession • chocolate • Nestle • dark chocolate

Novartis, Nestle Agree to $39B Deal on Alcon

Two-step deal would give Swiss pharma a majority stake in the eye-care company

Apr 7, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nestle and pharma giant Novartis continued swapping brands today, with Novartis, which sold Gerber to Nestle last year, agreeing to pay $39 billion for a 77% stake in eye-care company Alcon, reports the Wall Street Journal. The two-step deal—Novartis will pay $11 billion for 74 million shares this year... More »

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Novartis • Nestle • Alcon • Gerber • Ciba Vision

EU Probes Chocolate Price Fixing

Hershey, Mars, others suspected of conspiracy

Feb 20, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The European Commission suspects candy giant Hershey of conspiring with other chocolate and candy manufacturers in an industry-wide price-fixing scheme, AP reports. Both Hershey and rival Mars recently received requests for information from the commission after some 50 civil lawsuits in the US have alleged price fixing. The two companies... More »

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Germany • Mars • Canada • Hershey • conspiracy • Cadbury Schweppes • Kraft • price fixing • chocolate • candy • Nestle • European Commission

Chocolate Makers Face Sticky Probe

US and Canada
investigate possible price-fixing

Dec 20, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Following a similar investigation in Canada last month, the Justice Department has launched a probe into possible price-fixing in the US chocolate industry. The suspects form a rich, creamy lineup: M&M maker Mars acknowledged it has been contacted by the DOJ, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nestle, too, says... More »

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Department of Justice • Hershey • antitrust • Cadbury Schweppes • price fixing • chocolate • Nestle

Dark Chocolate Gets Sweeter Every Day

Milk chocolate's healthier sibling grows more popular than ever

Aug 22, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Overall chocolate sales are down, but Americans are increasingly indulging their sweet tooth with dark chocolate. The bitter, coffee-flavored treat is on the rise: Last year, dark chocolate sales surged 15% while sales of more popular milk chocolate dipped 5.5%. And boosted by claims of health benefits, dark chocolate... More »

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FDA • Mars • Hershey • chocolate • antioxidants • flavonoids • Nestle

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