Nestlé at a glance: Key facts and figures | Nestlé Global

At a glance

• Over 30 billionaire brands
  4 product categories: Coffee, Petcare, Nutrition, Food & Snacks
  Iconic global brands such as Nespresso, KitKat, Purina
  Unrivalled local heros like Totole, Garoto and Thomy
  Products that meet consumer needs in every phase of life
  The world's largest coffee company

• Products sold in 185 countries
  CHF 89.5 billion sales in 2025
  335 factories in 75 countries
  Organized into three zones: Americas, Europe, and Asia, Oceania and Africa (AOA)
  Working with hundreds of thousands of farmers, worldwide

• Around 271 000 employees
  48.2% of our middle and senior management are female
  100% of markets where our Parental Support Policy is rolled out

• CHF 1.7 billion annual investment in research & development
  4 000 employees working in R&D
  22 R&D locations worldwide

• Taking action for the climate to reach net zero by 2050
  24.5% net reduction of GHG emissions vs 2018 baseline
  98.6% of electricity at our manufacturing sites globally from renewable sources
  96.7% of primary supply chains for meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soy, sugar, cocoa and coffee assessed as deforestation-free
  135.4 billion servings of affordable nutrition with micronutrient fortification in 2025
  87.5% of plastic packaging is designed for recycling

• Over 160 years of expertise in nutrition, health and wellness
  In 1867 Henri Nestlé launched 'Farine Lactée'
  In 1938 Nestlé launched Nescafé
  Maggi joined the Nestlé family in 1947
  Nestlé created the breakthrough Nespresso system in 1986, changing the way we experience premium coffee
  In 2001 Nestlé bought US pet food business Ralston Purina

Key terms explained

Net zero

In 2019, we announced our ambition to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest. In 2026, we updated our timebound plan, the Nestlé Roots of Net Zero (pdf, 14Mb), which underpins our Group's climate and nature strategy and acts as our transition plan aligned with a 1.5°C pathway as validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We will balance any remaining emissions through high-quality nature-based solutions, such as agroforestry, silvopasture and the restoration of forests and peatland. Read more about [net zero](/content/sustainability/climate-change/road-net-zero "Road to net zero"/index.html).

Deforestation-free

Deforestation-free means that commodities in scope were assessed as produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation or conversion after a specific cut-off date that varies by commodity, but no later than December 31, 2020. Commodities accounted as deforestation-free include in part commodities subject to the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation. However, the scope of the disclosed metric goes beyond these jurisdiction-specific mandatory requirements as part of Nestlé's global approach on deforestation. Read more about deforestation.