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Nestle's new chief expected to drive health expansion

In his 13 years at the helm of German healthcare company Fresenius, Schneider oversaw a series of deals that brought a twelvefold increase in net income

Acquired tastes

Nestle no closer to the medicinal Kit Kat

Nestle ties up with Alibaba in China

The Swiss food company grapples with slowing growth and new shopping trends in the world's largest consumer market

Nestle strikes patnership with Alibaba to market its products

Nestle will launch campaign with its diverse products, spanning 30 brands from coffee to baby formula in Alibaba platforms

Nestle, on health kick, moves into milk allergy testing

To develop and market an experimental milk allergy test for infants

Nestle struggles to get out of the woods

Net profit and sales in March quarter both continue sequential improvement since Maggi ban lifted but well down on annual basis; CMD promises more progress

Nestle: Margin pressure likely to continue

Though March quarter performance largely in line with expectations, valuation seems steep

Nestle Q1 net seen down 19%

Margins may expand sequentially as gross margin will be aided by lower sales of Maggi noodles

Nestle first quarter growth beats expectations, volumes pick up

Nestle reported 3.0% volume growth in the quarter, slightly better than rival Unilever which had growth of 2.6%

Nestle posts 4.2% sales growth in 2015

Nestle Chief Executive Paul Bulcke said the company is not abandoning its long-term growth model

Nestle net profits plunge 39% in 2015

Lower net profits were due to one-off impact from the disposal in 2014 of part of the L'Oreal stake

Nestle sees "softer" pricing in 2016 after financial year's profit miss

Net profit of the group fell to 9.1 billion Swiss francs ($9.19 billion), lagging the average estimate of 9.98 billion francs