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<p>Chocolate brands owned by Nestle include KitKat, Smarties, Aero, and Milkybar. </p>

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Nestlé chocolate products set for more price hikes as cocoa costs surge

Chocolate makers are expected to pass these higher costs on to shoppers and retailers in the fourth quarter — known as the all-important 'holiday quarter' — when most of the industry's sales are made around Halloween and Christmas

<p>Nestle said that it has been working on a range of products which have more protein, iron, and calcium since last year. They will be marketed towards people on medications such as Wegovy or Ozempic. </p>

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Nestlé to launch line of pizzas aimed at people taking weight loss drugs

<p>Unilever makes a huge range of grocery and confectionery products.</p>

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Nestle and Unilever grocery giants report contrasting fortunes in first three months of year

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Expensive Easter eggs and smaller sweets: 'chocolate meltdown' fears grow

economy

KitKat, Cadbury Egg makers feel pain of record-high cocoa prices

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Nestle investors ask company to make more healthy food items

Irish Examiner view: Why we all need to plan for the future

Safeguarding Ireland revealed how few people are making provision for the eventuality that they will become incapacitated

Sat, 11 Nov, 2023

Danone and Nestle fight for key French market as pressure to cut prices grows

Danone will be feeling some of the greatest pressure to lower prices, said Bernstein analyst Bruno Monteyne.

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: The HSE is failing many young patients

That our medical services are so obviously failing so many young people in particular, is something the Government is going to have to radically address

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Nestlé CEO pushes back against accusations of price gouging

'We don't consider those (accusations) to be an accurate description of where we are,' Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider told reporters

Thu, 27 Jul, 2023

Nestlé and Danone price hikes may put them on France's inflation watch list

French shoppers have paid more than 20% more for Nestlé products each month since January compared to last year, data shows

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

Upcoming week of European earnings to shed light on spending power

Updates from companies including LVMH and Nestle follow a disappointing week for tech amid an ongoing slowdown in the sector

Sun, 23 Jul, 2023

Confectionery and pet food boost Nestle as prices rise

Nestle reported slightly better-than-expected first-quarter sales as the world's biggest packaged food company increased prices to offset weak sales volumes.

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

Nestlé generates third of global sales from foods deemed unhealthy

The nutritional rating is based on the product’s energy, saturated fat, total sugars, sodium, protein, dietary fibre and fruit, vegetable, nut and legume content

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Nestle plans further price hikes on surging costs

Nestle blamed its performance in North America and the Nespresso business. It comes after full-year net profit missed analyst expectations.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2023

Nestle to invest €40m in Ukraine food plant

Nestle will invest 40 million Swiss francs (€40. 5m) to launch a new production facility in western Ukraine, the company has said.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2022

Nestlé raises sales guidance again after increasing prices amid inflation

While shoppers have turned to cheaper options in some product categories, consumers have shown a willingness to pay more for what they consider "small treats", such as KitKat bars

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Nestle upbeat on replacing meat with plant proteins despite demand dip

A recent fizzle in the hype surrounding plant protein consumption will give way to a more sustainable growth trajectory that could see the segment account for 30% or 40% of the global protein market, according to a top Nestle executive.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

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Nestlé boss warns shoppers to expect more price increases

Until now, consumers have absorbed higher prices — but inflation has seen Nestlé's sales ease back 0.2% in Q3

Wed, 19 Oct, 2022

Nestlé to spend €1bn as coffee farmers face disaster from climate change

Investment is to encourage farmers supplying its Nescafe brand to employ more sustainable farming methods

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Bord Gáis owner resumes dividend payouts boosted by surge in energy prices

Shell also made record profits of nearly £10bn between April and June and promised to give shareholders payouts worth £6.5bn

Thu, 28 Jul, 2022

Nestle halts most of its food factories in Russia

Employees will continue to be paid, but the food giant's activities in Russia will now focus on providing "infant food and medical/hospital nutrition".

Wed, 23 Mar, 2022

Global companies with exposure to Russia braced for sanctions impact

Meanwhle, Germany said it needs to reduce its “one-sided” dependence on Russian gas

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022

Nestlé joins Dettol-owner Reckitt in tapping into higher prices to boost earnings

Nestlé is confident it can keep raising prices without losing too many customers

Thu, 17 Feb, 2022

Inflation fears cloud rise in Unilever sales

The maker of Dove soap, Persil, Magnum ice cream and Knorr soup beat third-quarter sales growth forecasts and kept its full-year profit margin guidance, defying some analysts' fears of a cut

Thu, 21 Oct, 2021

Nestlé posts 'fantastic growth' as food giant passes on global price hikes to consumers

Procter & Gamble has said it will also raise prices in the US and Danone has warned of price pressures next year

Wed, 20 Oct, 2021

Boys take water on a street of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya.

Are US corporations above the law on issues of child slavery?

By siding with major food corporations over six Malian former child slaves who were seeking compensation under US tort laws, the US Supreme Court has sent a dangerous message.

Wed, 14 Jul, 2021

Nestlé eyes control of alternative meat market

The Swiss giant is understood to have been working on alternative meat products that would blend cultivated meat with plant-based ingredients

Tue, 13 Jul, 2021

Nestlé sales boosted by Nespresso amid dairy and petcare lift

Nestlé sales grew at more than twice the rate analysts expected as the Swiss food giant sold more Nespresso capsules to people working from home and restaurants in Asia stocked up as they started reopening

Thu, 22 Apr, 2021

Nestle CEO eyes growth in health products amid Covid crisis

Nestle expects sales of its health nutrition business to double from five years ago as the Swiss company expands in personalised supplements and allergy treatments, chief executive Mark Schneider said.

Fri, 18 Sep, 2020

Job losses loom at major Nestle Wyeth baby foods plant in Limerick

Wyeth Nutritionals, which is owned by Nestle, is looking to make redundancies at its baby formula plant in Co Limerick.

Sun, 28 Jun, 2020

Nestlé follows Pepsi and Mars in reviewing racially-offensive branding

Nestlé will rename a number of its international confectionery labels as the global food giant goes through its 25,000 products to eliminate marketing that contains racial stereotypes.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Workplaces cannot delay preparations for Covid-19 reopening

Offices and workplaces will have to begin controlling access to their premises in the same way manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies do and are being urged to begin work immediately ahead of the phased reopening of the various sectors.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Stocks slip on fears over EU stimulus package

European stocks ended lower, snapping two days of gains, after the region’s leaders failed to agree on a long-term stimulus package and reports of a failed Covid-19 drug trial weighed on sentiment.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

Domestos and Knorr soups maker Unilever hit hard by global Covid-19 lockdowns

Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch major maker foods and groceries, including Domestos, Dove soap and Knorr soups, has been hit hard by the fallout of the pandemic for an industry that many analysts thought would be immune.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Subway and H&M succumb as retail battered amid Covid19 outbreak

Fast-service sandwich chain Subway and clothing retailer H&M are the latest high-street businesses to take a hit from the Covid-19 outbreak.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

Budweiser maker becomes latest to join coronavirus corporate casualty list

The world's biggest brewer, AB InBev, which makes Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois beers, along with car rental giants Hertz and Avis, and the shares of European airlines became the latest high-profile casualties of the coronavirus fallout.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2020

Poppulo eyes 30% growth in further push into employee communications

Irish company Poppulo said it's aiming for 30% annual growth over the next five years as it eyes further expansion in the internal communications sector.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2020

Unilever faces decision over sale of some food brands

Six months after Unilever’s Alan Jope suggested he may get rid of brands without “purpose”, investors are wondering when he will deliver.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2020

Nestlé aids Allergan deal

US drugmaker AbbVie’s $63bn (€57bn) tie-up with Allergan is getting help from Nestlé and AstraZeneca buying up products the Irish-domiciled company is shedding to placate regulators.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2020

Profits at baby food maker Wyeth fall 11.5%

Pre-tax profits at Wyeth Nutritionals based in Co Limerick which sells baby food formula to China fell 11.5% to $11m (€9.8m) last year.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2019

Danone hit by bottled water sales fall

Danone, already struggling with falling yoghurt sales as consumers shift to vegan alternatives, is getting hit by a decline in its bottled-water business.

Fri, 18 Oct, 2019

What will water bottles be made of in future?

While plastic, which is polluting the seas, may take 1,000 years to decompose, the production of aluminium creates far more carbon dioxide, so cans are problematic, too, says Eric Onstad

Fri, 18 Oct, 2019

Nestle plans to return €18bn, seeks food acquisitions

Nestle plans to return as much as €18bn to shareholders by 2022 and indicated an appetite for acquisitions to help chief executive Mark Schneider sustain faster growth and better profit margins.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2019

Reckitt hit by surprise slowdown in baby food sales

Reckitt Benckiser cut its full-year revenue target, after lower-than-expected sales in its last quarter under long-time chief executive, Rakesh Kapoor, hurt by a surprise slowdown in demand for infant formula in China.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2019

Corporate climate change costs ‘could top €890bn’

More than 200 of the world’s largest listed companies forecast that climate change could cost them a combined total of almost $1trn (€890bn), with much of the pain due in the next five years, according to a report.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2019

Software company Poppulo to create 125 jobs at Cork headquarters

Irish software company Poppulo plans to create 125 jobs at its Cork headquarters as part of an international expansion that will almost double its workforce within three years.

Thu, 16 May, 2019

RebelCon to gather brightest and best of software engineering sector

THE future for software development in Ireland has never looked brighter, with companies of all sizes from multinationals to indigenous start-ups steadily expanding.

Thu, 16 May, 2019

Software company to create 125 jobs in Cork

Irish internal communications software company Poppulo plans to create 125 jobs as part of an international expansion that will almost double its workforce within three years.

Thu, 16 May, 2019

Here are this week's eight business movers

Bastien Peyraud has been appointed as general manager of the Imperial Hotel, Cork, part of the Flynn Hotels group.

Fri, 10 May, 2019