Why Nestle Calls Itself a Health & Wellness Company

Nestle considers itself to be a health and wellness company. Nestle Chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe explained that the company changed from a “strictly food and beverage company” to a health and wellness company because the “quality of calories matters.” Letmathe pointed out that life expectancy and calorie intake go together. Looking at history, the more calories people receive the longer they live. However, around the year 2000 a “splitting point” occurred where people began to take in more calories than ever before. He said that if “caloric intake continues to increase, life expectancy will decrease.”... -- CLICK HERE to Continue Reading and Comment