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Nestlé LC1
Company Case Analysis

Background

Nestlé Company had started off from a single man's idea, and developed into a giant corporation. In 1866 Henri Nestlé, a pharmacist, developed a milk food formula for infants who were unable to tolerate their mother milk (Nestle.com). His product became a success, and it created a demand throughout Europe. As Nestlé’s popularity grew more businesses wanted to merge and become partners with Henri Nestlé's business. From 1866 to 1947 the Nestlé Company had gone through several name changes. In 1905, Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. and Farine Lactee Henri Nestlé merged, and the company’s name became Nestlé & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. Then in 1929, Peter-Cailler-Kohler Chocolats Suisses S.A. merged with the company. The name was then changed to Nestlé & Anglo-Swiss Holding Co. Ltd, on November 27, 1936. In December 1947, Co. acquired all the shares capital of the Alimentana S.A. company in exchange for fifteen Nestlé shares and fifteen Unilac shares for each of Alimentana S.A. share, so this point the name was at Nestlé Alimentana S.A. And then finally, the last name change that the company would endure was in 1977, where it adopted the name Nestlé SA (Mergent Online). Along the way Nestlé’s company remain successful, which allowed them expand to new region and territories throughout the world, making them the world’s biggest food and beverage company. Nestlé’s headquarters are located in Vevey, Switzerland, but the Nestlé Company has factories or operation in almost ever country in the world. Since the Nestlé case was published in 1998, it stated that Nestlé had employed 230,000 people worldwide, with $71.7 billion in sales (Rodgers, 2000). Now moving forward to 2003, Nestlé has increased the amount of employees to 253,000 people, with $88 billion in sales (Nestle.com). Nestlé is increasing the size of their company year by year. In addition, to the increase in the size of the Nestlé Company; Nestlé also has increased the variety in the different products they offer. In Nestlé’s business strategy they encourage product growth through innovation and renovation (Nestle.com). This strategy has allowed Nestlé to develop many different products in the various fields: baby foods, dairy products, breakfast cereals, ice creams, chocolates and confectionery, prepared foods, beverages, food services, bottled water, and pet care. This brings us to the main focus of our case analysis, the dairy division, and the yogurt product LC1 that lies within that division.

Dairy Division / LC1

The dairy products at Nestlé are a big driving force for the growth of the company’s sales. With the health kick of the many individuals around the world, it pushes the innovator and renovators of Nestlé to reach new height in finding better and healthier products for their consumers. In 1998, the dairy business had accounted for 5% of the company’s sales revenue (Rodgers, 2000). More recent, in the first half of 2004, Nestlé milk-based products, nutrition, and ice cream accounted for 60% of Nestlé revenue growth (Nutraingredients.com). The amount of 60% is a big potion of the company’s earnings, so it would be best for Nestlé to focus a big portion of their core competences and resources on the fast growing dairy division. Which leads us into the most recent yogurt produced by Nestlé’s, which is the LC1.
Nestlé strives on being innovator and renovators. So their research team in Switzerland discovered a culture called Lactobacillus acidophilus, or La-1. This particular product was chosen because it contains a probiotic agent, which is living microbial feeding supplements that allow the lower intestine to function better (Rodgers, 2000). La-1 helps the small intestine function by improving the body’s immune system, and in turn helping the body in preventing diseases. Nestlé has now found a solution for their health conscious consumers, but now they need to find away to implement it into one of their products. That when the researchers at Nestlé discovered that if they replace one of the mixes in their yogurt with the La-1 the same texture would be maintained. Now with the combination of Nestlé yogurt mix and the La-1; Nestlé has given their yogurt the name of LC1.

1 > LC1 Background / Dairy Division
2 > Nestlé’s Competitive Strategies
3 > Competitor Profile – General Mills
4 > SWOT Analysis
5 > Proposed Strategic Plan
6 > Sources

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