By Editor With company’s tag “Good Food, Good Life”, Nestle considers that food has the ability to improve people’s lives. Nestle has its origin country from Vevey, Switzerland. Originally, it was an international food and beverage processing company based in Switzerland. It has been the world’s biggest food firm that is publicly traded. Nestle was founded by Henri Nestlé, and its chairman is Pablo Isla. The Swiss multinational corporation Nestlé has an Indian subsidiary called Nestlé India Limited. The company’s main office is in Gurgaon, Haryana. Food, drinks, chocolate, and confections are among the company’s offerings.
Nestle– Quick Overview
| Details | Info |
| Origin Country | Switzerland |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Founder | Henri Nestlé |
| Headquarters | Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland |
| MD/CEO | Philipp Navratil |
| Hubs | Global operations with major regional zones (Americas, Europe, Asia/Africa) |
| Subsidiary | Cereal Partners Worldwide (50% JV), many brand divisions |
| Owner | Publicly traded (widely dispersed shareholders) |
| Net Worth (Approx.) | ~$258+ billion market capitalization |
| Official Website | https://www.nestle.com/ |
Net Worth and Market Cap
As of February 12, 2026, Nestlé India’s market capitalization, or net worth, was 2.52 trillion. The company is worth 2.52 trillion. In just one year, its market capitalization has grown by 18.88%.
Corporate Leadership
Founded in 1866 by brothers George Ham Page and Charles Page, the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company merged with Henri Nestlé’s “Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé” in 1867 to form Nestlé in 1905. The company was incorporated in 1959 and has its headquarters in Gurugram, India. The company’s CFO is David Steven McDaniel, its CMD is Suresh Narayanan, and its CEO is Philipp Navratil.
Overview of Services
Food products are manufactured and sold by Nestlé India Limited both domestically and abroad. In addition to milk products and nutrition (dairy whitener, baby food, UHT milk, condensed milk, yogurt, and health care nutrition), the company also offers prepared foods and cooking tools (noodles, sauces, pasta, seasonings, cereals, and pet foods), powdered and liquid beverages (tea, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink beverages), and confections (bar countlines, tablets, and sugar confectionery products).
Scale of Operations
There are now nine Nestlé India manufacturing facilities spread throughout the country. There are at Moga- Punjab, Samalkha- Haryana, Choladi- Tamil Nadu, Nanjangud- Karnataka, Ponda- Goa, Bicholim- Goa, Tahliwal- Himachal Pradesh, Pantnagar- Uttarakhand and Sanand-Gujarat.
The subsidiaries are Cereal Partners Worldwide with a 50% joint venture. It is together with other brand divisions such as Purina PetCare Owner and Nespresso. It has a widely distributed stockholders in a publicly listed corporation. There are a significant institutional investors own shares, and voting rights are restricted to prevent individual control.