Kit Kat sales help boost Nestle

Food giant Nestle today said it was on course to hit its full-year targets after coffee business Nespresso and household favourite Kit Kat lifted sales.

The world’s largest food business boosted group sales in the first nine months of its financial year by 4.1% to 82.8 billion Swiss francs (€61bn), while sales in its core food and beverages arm were up 4.5% to 77 billion Swiss francs (€57bn).