5. Nestlé studied pharmacy
at the University of
Heidelberg. He graduated
in 1839 and opened his
own pharmacy in Vevey,
Switzerland.
6. Nestlé’s career as a
pharmacist was short-
lived. In 1867, he invented
a new type of baby food
called Farine Lactée Henri
Nestlé. Farine Lactée Henri
Nestlé was a powder made
from cow’s milk, wheat
flour, and sugar.
7. Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé
was an instant success. It
quickly became the most
popular baby food in
Europe. In 1874, Nestlé
founded the Nestlé
Company to manufacture
and sell Farine Lactée Henri
Nestlé. The company quickly
grew and expanded into
other countries.
8. Today, the Nestlé
Company is the
world’s largest food
and beverage
company
As of April 2024
Nestlé has a
market cap of
$265.96 Billion.
This makes
Nestlé the
world's 37th
most valuable
company by
market cap
9. Nestlé currently has over
2,000 brands and
produces over 10,000
different products, and
over one billion of them
are sold every day. Nestlé
has 447 factories, operates
in 186 countries, and
employs around 339,000
people
