Nestle investors ask company to make more healthy food items

Move comes after investing charity criticised the world’s biggest food maker for relying too 'heavily on sales of less healthy foods' and not doing enough to drive sales of more nutritious products

A coalition of investors, led by ShareAction, has filed a resolution asking the maker of Kit Kat chocolate bars to set an internationally accepted target to increase the proportion of sales of healthier foods, at a time of surging ill health related to poor nutrition worldwide.

Nestle is facing a formal demand from some shareholders, including Legal & General, to significantly improve the amount of healthy food the Swiss consumer group sells.

A coalition of investors, led by ShareAction, has filed a resolution asking the maker of Kit Kat chocolate bars to set an internationally accepted target to increase the proportion of sales of healthier foods, at a time of surging ill health related to poor nutrition worldwide.