This is a selected list of the main brands owned by Nestlé. Overall, Nestlé owns over 8,500 brands in over 80 countries. Brands in this list are categorized by their targeted markets.
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Beverages
Coffee
Water
Cereals
- Cerelac
Chilled
Chocolate, confectionery and baked goods
Foodservice products
- Chef-Mate
- Davigel
- Minor's
- Santa Rica
Frozen food
Ice cream
Healthcare nutrition
Infant foods
Performance nutrition
- Neston
- Nesvita
- Pria
- Supligen
Petcare
Nestlé Purina petcare products
The following products are manufactured by Nestlé Purina.
Refrigerated products
- Buitoni
- Herta
- Katie's Pizza
- Nestlé
- Toll House â€" refrigerated cookie dough
Seasonings
- Buitoni
- Carpathia
- CHEF
- Haoji
- Maggi
- Thomy
- Totole
- Winiary
Shelf stable
- Carnation (acquired by Alaska Milk Corporation in 2007, but under a long-term license agreement with Nestlé in the Philippines)
- Coffee-Mate
- Milo
- Nestlé Omega Plus â€" a milk product
- Tendre Noix
Yogurt
- Nestlé owns 30% of L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company, and its brands include Garnier, Maybelline, and Lancôme.
- Nestlé owned 100% of Alcon in 1978. In 2002 Nestlé sold 23.2% of its Alcon shares on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2008 Nestlé sold 24.8% of existing Alcon shares to the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. In 2010 Nestlé sold the remaining 52% of its Alcon shares to Novartis. Novartis paid a total of 39.1 bn USD.
Former brands
This is a selected list of the former brands formerly owned, discontinued, or sold to another company by Nestlé. Overall, Nestlé has discontinued, sold, or changed the name of many of its brands. Former brands are categorized by their targeted markets.
Beverages
- Farine Lactée â€" baby formula invented by Henri Nestlé and introduced in 1867
- Quik â€" name changed to Nesquik
- Nestlé Quik â€" name changed to Nesquik
Bottled water
- Powwow Water â€" discontinued
Confectionery
- Bit-O-Honey â€" sold in 2013
- Wonder Ball â€" sold to Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company; discontinued by Frankford
Eyecare
- Alcon â€" sold to Novartis in 2010
Health and nutrition
- f.a.a â€" name changed
Petcare
- Fido Freeze â€" name changed to Frosty Paws
- Pet79 â€" name changed to Frosty Paws
- SnackAttack â€" name changed to Beggin' Strips
Shelf-stable
- Branston Pickle (now owned by Mizkan)
References
Further reading
- York, Emily Bryson (January 6, 2010). "Why Did Kraft Sell Frozen-Pizza Cash Cow to Nestle?". AdAge. Retrieved December 1, 2016.Â