Nestle, the world’s largest packaged foods maker, is counting on new products and price increases in the second half of the year to meet its full-year sales growth target after a weaker-than-expected first half, the company has said.

Swiss food giant Nestle and diversified German healthcare group Fresenius are among the four groups that have shown interest in buying the Medical Nutrition unit of France’s Danone, French daily Les Echos said.