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CHRONOLOGY
In reverse chronological order [scroll down for listing by publication]
For information: The following articles are intended as a representative sample and do not represent a comprehensive collection of media coverage. Content has been governed to a large extent by the availability of on-line material.
2008
August 2008: Food retailing - The Germans are coming...
www.economist.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.cnbc.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.wsj.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.forbes.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.agefi.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.just-food.com
August 2008:
Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.welt.de
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.money.cnn.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.dowjones.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
www.reuters.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results (French)
www.reuters.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results (2)
www.bloomberg.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results (1)
www.bloomberg.com
August
2008: UK food retailing - hard discounters
www.ft.com
August
2008: Unilever Q2 2008 results; speculation over Cescau's successor
www.lz-net.de
July 2008: Unilever Q2 2008 results
www.cnbc.com
July 2008:
Danone interims and industry input costs (incl. comment on Hershey, ADM)
www.cnbc.com
June 2008:
Hershey Investor Update 17 June 2008
www.just-food.com
May 2008:
Speculation on industry consolidation post Mars-Wrigley deal
www.just-food.com
May
2008: Unilever Q1 2008 results: Peer group comparison
www.lz-net.de
May
2008: Feature on product innovation: "What went wrong?"
www.thegrocer.co.uk
April 2008:
Mars acquisition of Wrigley and its implications for Nestlé and the sector
www.agefi.com
April 2008:
Mars acquisition of Wrigley and its implications for Cadbury and Hershey
www.just-food.com
April 2008:
Mars acquisition of Wrigley and its rationale
www.just-food.com
April 2008:
Nestlé's premium chocolate strategy
www.just-food.com
April 2008:
Nestlé's premium chocolate strategy
www.wsj.com
April
2008: Management Blog on networking
www.ft.com
April 2008:
Sales of 25% of Alcon shares to Novartis
www.cnbc.com
January 2008:
Preview to the Valora EGM
www.stocks.ch
2007
October
2007: Nestlé 9-month sales results
www.reuters.com
October
2007: Speculation over potential merger of Hershey and Cadbury
www.just-food.com
October
2007: Cadbury outsourcing chocolate production to Barry Callebaut
www.just-food.com
September 2007:
Special 3pp colour feature on Peter Brabeck
www.weltwoche.ch
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes - Bulcke & Polman
www.businessweek.com
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes - Bulcke & Polman │
print version│
www.ft.com
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes - Bulcke & Polman
www.just-food.com
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes (2) - Bulcke & Polman
www.reuters.com
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes (1) - Bulcke & Polman
www.reuters.com
August
2007: Special feature on big 4 global food players - Nestlé, Unilever, Danone,
Kraft
www.lz-net.de
August 2007: Nestlé 2007 interim results and share buyback programme
│
print version│
www.ft.com
August 2007:
Speculation over potential buyers of Godiva Chocolatier
www.just-food.com
August 2007:
Speculation over potential buyers of Godiva Chocolatier
www.marketwatch.com
August 2007:
Speculation over potential buyers of Godiva Chocolatier
www.reuters.com
August 2007:
Nestlé 2007 interim results preview
www.lz-net.de
August
2007: Letter of the Week: "Bottled water ban: sheer nonsense"
www.thegrocer.co.uk
May 2007: Feature on foreign professionals in Switzerland
www.bilanz.ch
April 2007:
Nestlé first quarter 2007 sales results
www.ft.com
February
2007: Groupe Danone full-year 2006 results
www.bloomberg.com
2006
November
2006: Unilever Q3 2006 results
www.iht.com
November
2006: Unilever Q3 2006 results
www.bloomberg.com
August 2006:
Nestlé 2006 interim results
www.ft.com
August 2006:
Unilever Q2 2006 results
www.iht.com
August 2006:
Unilever Q2 2006 results
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 2006:
Nestlé acquisition of Jenny Craig (weight management brand)
www.marketwatch.com
May 2006:
Nestlé acquisition of Uncle Tobys (Australian nutrition brand)
www.iht.com
April 2006: Lead story feature on "The power of the analysts"
www.bilanz.ch
December
2005 - January 2006: Sector Focus FMCG - Unilever
www.realir.net
2005
November 2005:
In-house magazine feature on stakeholder views
www.valora.com
(Note: Valora subsequently announced in March 2007 the strategy that we proposed at that time)
September
2005: Nestlé senior management changes - Reichenberger & Polman
www.iht.com
August 2005:
Lindt & Sprüngli 2005 interim results
www.ft.com
July 2005:
Analysis of potential takeover of Groupe Danone by PepsiCo
www.businessweek.com
July 2005:
Analysis of potential takeover of Groupe Danone by PepsiCo
www.forbes.com
June 2005:
European analyst rankings for Swiss equities; No. 1 ranked analyst for Nestlé
www.bilanz.ch
June 2005:
Disposal of Hackett menswear store chain by Compagnie Financičre Richemont
www.ft.com
April 2005:
Special feature on Nestlé's Health, Nutrition & Wellness
www.iht.com
March 2005:
Special feature on the global chocolate industry focusing on Cadbury
www.timesonline.co.uk
February
2005: Nestlé 2004 full-year results
www.iht.com
2004
November 2004:
Compagnie Financičre Richemont AGM and 5-month trading statement
www.ft.com
September 2004:
Nestlé confirms 2004 full-year guidance
www.themoscowtimes.com
August 2004:
The Swatch Group alleged illegal tax practices
www.ft.com
January 2004:
Feature on premium chocolate trends
www.ft.com
2003
October 2003:
Nestlé efficiency initiatives and margin expansion
www.businessweek.com
August 2003:
Lagging Nestlé share price in the context of accelerating business performance
www.iht.com
August 2003:
Nestlé 2003 interim results
www.nytimes.com
May 2003:
Analysis of FTC concerns over Nestlé acquisition of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream 2
www.ft.com
May 2003:
Special feature on Nestlé's transformational change
www.iht.com
March 2003:
Analysis of FTC concerns over Nestlé acquisition of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream 1
www.ft.com
2002
November
2002: Analysis of Novartis failure to sell Medical Nutrition and Gerber baby
food
www.ft.com
October
2002: Nestlé third quarter 2002 sales results │
print version│
www.ft.com
September
2002: Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company
www.foodnavigator.com
September
2002: Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company 3
www.ft.com
August
2002: Nestlé 2002 interim results
www.ft.com
August
2002: Nestlé acquisition of Chef America
www.ft.com
August
2002: Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company 2
www.ft.com
July 2002:
Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company 1 │
print version│
www.ft.com
June 2002:
Merging of operations of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Nestlé Ice Cream USA
www.ft.com
2001
September 2001:
Arrival at Bank Vontobel from Dresdner Kleinwort
www.stocks.ch
2000
May 2000:
Profile of Rainer Gut, Chairman of Credit Suisse Group and Nestlé
www.ft.com
March 2000:
Analysis of the Swiss Watch Industry
www.ft.com
1999
September
1999: Why Nestlé would not follow Unilever's brand reduction strategy
www.wsj.com
September
1999: Nestlé 1999 interim results
www.wsj.com
March 1999:
Nestlé 1998 full-year results
www.wsj.com
January
1999: Nestlé warning on 1998 RIG (real internal growth) target
www.wsj.com
1998
February
1998: Nestlé acquisition of Spillers Petfoods from Dalgety
www.wsj.com
1997
November
1997: Nestlé press conference - 10-month sales & 1998 outlook
www.wsj.com
October 1997: Top
10 analysts in Switzerland
www.bilanz.ch
1996
October
1996: Voluntary resignation from Credit Suisse Group │reconstituted print
version│
www.ft.com
BY PUBLICATION
In alphabetical and reverse chronological order [scroll up for Chronology]
For information: The following articles are intended as a representative sample and do not represent a comprehensive collection of media coverage. Content has been governed to a large extent by the availability of on-line material.
L'AGEFI www.agefi.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
April 2008:
Mars acquisition of Wrigley and its implications for Nestlé and the sector
BILANZ www.bilanz.ch
May 2007: Lead story feature on foreign professionals in Switzerland │print version
front cover│
April 2006: Lead story feature on "The power of the analysts" │print version│
June 2005: European analyst rankings for Swiss equities; No. 1 ranked analyst
for Nestlé │print version│
October 1997: Top 10 analysts in Switzerland │print version│
BLOOMBERG NEWS www.bloomberg.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results (1)
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results (2)
February
2007: Groupe Danone full-year 2006 results
November
2006: Unilever Q3 2006 results
BUSINESS WEEK www.businessweek.com
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes - Bulcke & Polman
July 2005:
Analysis of potential takeover of Groupe Danone by PepsiCo
October
2003: Nestlé efficiency initiatives and margin expansion
CNBC EUROPE www.cnbc.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
July 2008:
Unilever interim results
July 2008:
Danone interims and industry input costs (incl. comment on Hershey, ADM)
April 2008:
Sales of 25% of Alcon shares to Novartis
CNN MONEY www.money.cnn.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH www.telegraph.co.uk
August 2006:
Unilever Q2 2006 results
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES www.dowjones.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
THE ECONOMIST www.economist.com
August 2008: Food retailing - The Germans are coming...
THE FINANCIAL TIMES www.ft.com
August
2008: UK food retailing - hard discounters
April 2008:
Management Blog on networking - James Amoroso, food industry analyst &
consultant
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes - Bulcke & Polman │
print version│
August
2007: Nestlé 2007 interim results and share buyback programme │
print version│
April 2007:
Nestlé first quarter 2007 sales results
August
2006: Nestlé 2006 interim results
August
2005: Lindt & Sprüngli 2005 interim results
June 2005:
Disposal of Hackett menswear store chain by Compagnie Financičre Richemont
November
2004: Compagnie Financičre Richemont AGM and 5-month trading statement
August
2004: The Swatch Group alleged illegal tax practices
January
2004: Feature on premium chocolate trends
May 2003:
Analysis of FTC concerns over Nestlé acquisition of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream -
part 2
March 2003:
Analysis of FTC concerns over Nestlé acquisition of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream -
part 1
November
2002: Analysis of Novartis failure to sell Medical Nutrition and Gerber baby
food units
October
2002: Nestlé third quarter 2002 sales results │
print version│
September
2002: Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company - part 3
August
2002: Nestlé 2002 interim results
August
2002: Nestlé acquisition of Chef America
August
2002: Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company - part 2
July 2002:
Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company - part 1 │
print version│
June 2002:
Merging of operations of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Nestlé Ice Cream USA
May 2000:
Profile of Rainer Gut, Chairman of Credit Suisse Group and Nestlé │print
version│
March 2000:
Analysis of the Swiss Watch Industry
October
1996: 'Voluntary resignation' from Credit Suisse Group │reconstituted print
version│
FOOD NAVIGATOR www.foodnavigator.com
September
2002: Speculation over potential acquisition of The Hershey Company
FORBES www.forbes.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
July 2005:
Analysis of potential takeover of Groupe Danone by PepsiCo
THE GROCER www.thegrocer.co.uk
May
2008: Innovation feature: "What went wrong?"
August
2007: Letter of the Week: "Bottled water ban: sheer nonsense" │print version│
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE www.iht.com
November
2006: Unilever Q3 2006 results
August
2006: Unilever Q2 2006 results
May 2006:
Nestlé acquisition of Uncle Tobys (Australian nutrition brand)
September
2005: Nestlé senior management changes - Reichenberger & Polman
April 2005:
Special feature on Nestlé's Health, Nutrition & Wellness; Brabeck's double
mandate
February
2005: Nestlé 2004 full-year results
August
2003: Lagging Nestlé share price in the context of accelerating business
performance
May 2003:
Special feature on Nestlé's transformational change
JUST-FOOD www.just-food.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
June 2008:
Hershey Investor Update 17 June 2008
May 2008:
Speculation on industry consolidation post Mars-Wrigley deal
April 2008:
Mars acquisition of Wrigley and its implications for Cadbury and Hershey
April 2008:
Mars acquisition of Wrigley and its rationale
April 2008:
Nestlé's premium chocolate strategy
October
2007: Speculation over potential merger of The Hershey Company and Cadbury
October
2007: Cadbury outsourcing chocolate production to Barry Callebaut
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes - Bulcke & Polman
August
2007: Speculation over potential buyers of Godiva Chocolatier (ex Campbell Soup)
LEBENSMITTEL-ZEITUNG www.lz-net.de
August
2008: Unilever Q2 2008 results; speculation over Cescau's successor
May
2008: Unilever Q1 2008 results: Peer group comparison
August
2007: Special feature on big 4 global food players - Nestlé, Unilever, Danone,
Kraft │print version│
August
2007: Nestlé 2007 interim results preview
MARKET WATCH (DOW JONES) www.marketwatch.com
August
2007: Speculation over potential buyers of Godiva Chocolatier (ex Campbell Soup)
June 2006:
Nestlé acquisition of Jenny Craig (weight management brand)
THE MOSCOW TIMES www.themoscowtimes.com
September
2004: Nestlé confirms 2004 full-year guidance
THE NEW YORK TIMES www.nytimes.com
August
2003: Nestlé 2003 interim results
REAL IR www.realir.net
December
2005 - January 2006: Sector Focus FMCG - Unilever
REUTERS www.reuters.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results (French)
October
2007: Nestlé 9-month sales results
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes (2) - Bulcke & Polman
September
2007: Nestlé senior management changes (1) - Bulcke & Polman
August
2007: Speculation over potential buyers of Godiva Chocolatier (ex Campbell Soup)
STOCKS www.stocks.ch
January
2008: Preview to the Valora EGM │print version│
September
2001: Arrival at Bank Vontobel from Dresdner Kleinwort │print version│
THE SUNDAY TIMES www.timesonline.co.uk
March 2005:
Special feature on the chocolate industry focusing on Cadbury, Hershey, Nestlé &
Lindt
VALORA INSIDE www.valora.com
November
2005: In-house magazine feature on stakeholder views; Valora subsequently
announced in March 2007 the strategy that we suggested in November 2005 │print
version│
WELT-ONLINE www.welt.de
August 2008:
Nestlé 2008 interim results
WELTWOCHE www.weltwoche.ch
September
2007: Special 3pp colour feature on Peter Brabeck │print version│
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL www.wsj.com
August 2008: Nestlé 2008 interim results
April 2008:
Nestlé's premium chocolate strategy
September
1999: Why Nestlé would not follow Unilever's brand reduction strategy │print
version│
September
1999: Nestlé 1999 interim results │print version│
March 1999:
Nestlé 1998 full-year results │print version - photocopy│
January
1999: Nestlé warning on 1998 RIG (real internal growth) target │print version
- photocopy│
February
1998: Nestlé acquisition of Spillers Petfoods from Dalgety │print version -
photocopy│
November
1997: Nestlé press conference - 10-month sales & 1998 outlook │print version
- photocopy│