Nestlé - statistics & facts

Measured by net sales, the Swiss company Nestlé S.A. is the world’s largest fast-moving consumer goods company. The company is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, and employs approximately 275,000 people worldwide. As a globally operating company, Nestlé serves a large variety of consumer markets. With a 34.9 percent regional share of worldwide sales, most of the revenue stems from the North America (NA), followed by Europe (EUR), Asia, Oceania, and Africa (AOA).

Company portfolio

The product portfolio is vast and ranges from beverages such as water, powdered and liquid beverages to baby and health foods, and sweets and snacks. Nestlé's confectionery sales have been on a downward trend from 2012 to 2020. However, the second year of the pandemic saw a growth of over 500 million francs for confectionery for the first time in years. In 2022, worldwide sales reached a total of 8.1 billion Swiss francs and exceeded pre-pandemic levels. The largest subsegment is chocolate. Confectionery and water are the smallest segments in the company's portfolio. The largest Nestlé product segment is powdered and liquid beverages at more than 25 billion Swiss francs in sales, followed by pet care with over 18 billion Swiss francs.


The U.S. market

Measured by sales, the United States is the most important market for Nestlé products. Here, Nestlé generated 30 billion Swiss francs in sales. Sales in the next biggest market, the Greater China Region, amounted to less than one-sixth of U.S. sales. The position of Nestlé in various U.S. market segments is quite significant. Interestingly, Kit Kat and Rolo, both staples of its confectionery segment in Europe, have been licensed to Hershey’s for production and distribution in the U.S. market. This license goes back to a deal made with Rowntree’s, a company that was later bought by Nestlé. In 2018, the company sold the remainder of its U.S. confectionery business to Ferrero. Additionally, Nestlé recently sold most of its North American water brands, except premium water brands such as S.Pellegrino. The biggest piece of Nestlé’s North American sales was generated with pet care products.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 6, 2023

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Net profit of the Nestlé group worldwide
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Total number of Nestlé employees worldwide
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