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Concern about Nestlé's "aggressive marketing" of their breast milk substitutes, particularly in developing countries, first arose in the 1970s. [2] Critics have accused Nestlé of discouraging mothers from breastfeeding and suggesting that their baby formula is healthier than breastfeeding through marketing campaigns which suggested the formula was used by health professionals.
A boycott was launched in the United States on July 4, 1977, against the Swiss-based multinational food and drink processing corporation Nestlé.The boycott expanded into Europe in the early 1980s and was prompted by concerns about Nestlé's aggressive marketing of infant formulas (i.e., substitutes for breast milk), particularly in underdeveloped countries.
• March 21-28: Nestlé Blackout – "Boycotting Nestlé-owned brands due to water exploitation, child labor, and corporate greed." • March 28: 24-Hour Economic Blackout #2 - " No spending for ...
California regulators issued an order telling Nestlé to halt "unauthorized" water diversions, saying it doesn't have valid rights to much of it.
In 2009, a U.S. report entitled "Tour D'Horizon with Nestle: Forget the Global Financial Crisis, the World Is Running out of Fresh Water" involved the departments of agriculture, commerce, energy and environment science and technology as a result of Nestle executives from Switzerland advising of their research.
Nestle Waters of North America (NWNA) was the only company to respond to the Town of Clinton Wekepeke water RFP. [5] The Clinton board of selectmen rejected the Nestle proposal in the spring of 2008. [6] Afterwards, Nestle hired Rushing Rivers Institute to conduct a study of the river in to order to withdraw water without harming the ecosystem.
The actual Poland Spring in Maine, which the defendant's labels said is a source of Poland Spring water, "commercially ran dry" nearly 50 years ago, the complaint said.
Nestle stated that it had already "halted all non-essential imports and exports to and from Russia". [97] In February 2024, it was announced Nestle is expanding manufacturing capacity in India and increasing investments — the company will invest between ₹60-65 billion ($723–783 million) from 2020 to 2025. [98]