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Nestlé: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Nestlé (SIX: NESN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland that owns 33 consumer brands across 3 categories, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

Nestlé is a Swiss food and drink company formed in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company with Henri Nestlé's infant food business, and traces its origins to 1866. It is the largest food company in the world by revenue and is organised around coffee, pet care, nutrition, dairy, confectionery and water.

Company facts

Legal name
Nestlé S.A. (also Nestle, Nestlé Group)
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇨🇭 Vevey, Switzerland
Founded
1866
Tickers
SIX: NESN
Wikidata
Q160746
Website
www.nestle.com
Last verified
· 2 sources

Nestlé in numbers

Everything Nestlé owns

2026

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Nestlé owns Tree of 33 brands under Nestlé. Nestlé Aero Boost Carnation Cerelac Chocapic Coffee mate Felix Fitness and 25 more

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Brand portfolio by category

Full portfolio, 33 brands, with sources →

Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences

Divestitures and spin-offs by Nestlé

Divestiture closed

Ferrero acquires Butterfinger, Baby Ruth and Crunch

Nestlé sold its United States confectionery business, including Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Crunch and around twenty other brands, to Ferrero. Nestlé kept its confectionery businesses in every other market.

Value
$2.8bn
Buyer
Ferrero
Seller
Nestlé
Regulatory
None recorded

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Nestlé own?

Nestlé owns 33 consumer brands tracked here, including Nescafé, La Lechera, Gerber, Carnation, Stouffer's and KitKat.

Is Nestlé a Swiss company?

Yes. Nestlé is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland and was founded in 1866.

Who owns Nestlé?

Nestlé is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as NESN on the SIX.

Sources (2) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Nestlé S.A., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
  2. [2] Ferrero Group — our brands — Ferrero Group, Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.

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