Packaged food provides safe, quality nutrition for people and reduces waste, Nestle's CEO said on Thursday, defending his company's products when asked how he would navigate incoming U.S. health secretary Robert F.

Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe defended packaged foods on Thursday, just moments before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has criticized packaged foods and ultra-processed foods (UPFs),

Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe defended packaged food, emphasizing its role in providing safe nutrition and reducing waste amid growing scrutiny. His comments came as the U.S. Senate moved closer to confirming Robert F.

Nestle reported slightly better than expected annual sales growth on Thursday, driven by price increases, but the world's largest packaged food company warned of a narrower profit margin in 2025.

Swiss food giant Nestlé reported better-than-expected annual sales on Thursday, boosting its shares after the maker of Nescafé coffee, KitKat chocolate and Purina dog food hiked prices to offset inflation.

Nestle reported its weakest annual organic sales growth in more than two decades, hit by a pullback in consumer spending after years of high inflation.