Nestlé S.A.

Nestl Professional to Acquire Vitality Foodservice [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 7 hours 36 minutes ago
Nestlé Professional today announced it has agreed to acquire Vitality Foodservice Inc., one of North America's leading beverage solution providers to the foodservice industry. The acquisition price was not disclosed. This move allows Nestlé Professional, Nestlé's globally managed business dedicated to the out-of-home food and beverage market, to accelerate its drive in becoming the recognized leader in branded hot and cold non-carbonated beverage solutions to the out-of-home industry in North...

Nestl Purina and Kroger Tales for the Pet Lover s Heart Campaign to Donate $150,000 to Animal Welfare Organizations Nationwide [Press Release]
Business Wire | 14 days 13 hours 1 minute ago
Nestlé Purina and Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) have teamed up to launch the second annual “Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart” campaign, celebrating the unique bond between people and their pets, while raising funds for animal welfare organizations nationwide. Together Purina and the Kroger family of stores will donate $150,000 to animal welfare organizations in 2009 and will recognize six exceptional pet lovers’ tales via a national television special, which will air nationally on WGN...

Seth Green Calls on Game Players to Rescue Prized BUTTERFINGER Bar [Press Release]
Business Wire | 41 days 7 hours 10 minutes ago
Someone has laid a finger on Seth Green’s BUTTERFINGER®. Nestlé USA today announced the launch of “Dude, Where’s My Bar?” an innovative online narrative game for consumers to help solve the mystery surrounding the October 2 theft of Green’s vintage Butterfinger bar. The “lite” alternate reality game starring Seth Green will call upon the clever, irreverent thinking of Butterfinger fans, as they compete to find and solve clues that could lead to the return of Green’s missing bar and a one-of-a...

Nestl Waters North America Launches Born Better Marketing Campaign To Help Consumers Learn About What Makes Nestl Waters Regional Spring Water Brands So Unique [Press Release]
Business Wire | 13 days 8 hours 21 minutes ago
Nestlé Waters North America’s regional spring water brands division is launching an integrated marketing campaign called “Born Better™.” The campaign shows people the small fraction of the Earth’s water that is unique enough to become one of the six regional brands for Nestle Waters’ family of 100% natural spring waters. The TV commercial celebrates where this unique water comes from, taking viewers on a journey to demonstrate how water that travels beneath the Earth where the water is natura...

Purina Cat Chow Connected for the Cause Campaign Celebrates Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Feline Companions [Press Release]
Business Wire | 40 days 7 hours 17 minutes ago
Purina® Cat Chow® understands the unique bond between an owner and their cat and the connection they share. Inspired by a cancer survivor’s touching story of the role her cat played during her battle with cancer, Purina Cat Chow began a partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. A recent Purina Cat Chow national survey of breast cancer survivors with cats underscores this connection by revealing 84 percent of respondents felt their cat had a calming effect during their battle with breast ...

Alcon Posts 5.9 Percent Sales Growth for Third Quarter [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 51 minutes ago
Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) reported global sales rose 5.9 percent to $1,614 million for the third quarter of 2009, or a 9.0 percent increase excluding the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations. Net earnings for the third quarter of 2009 were $515 million, or $1.71 per diluted share. Excluding the impact of a $240 million tax benefit related to the refractive product line in 2008 and the impact of continuing expenses related to the first quarter 2009 reduction in force, adjusted net earnings for...