On Friday 5 February, the Mexican Agriculture Minister visited Nestlé R&D centre in Tours, France. Nestlé provides technology, technical support and social programs to its coffee, milk and cocoa producers in Mexico. Every year, Nestlé invests more than 7 million pesos (USD 540 thousand) in its coffee and cocoa sustainable development projects in Mexico.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed an audience of around 400 people at the Nestlé Creating Shared Value (CSV) Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 23.