Working in Peru in the early 1980s, as the Shining Path guerrillas cast an ever longer shadow over the country, Paul Bulcke got into the habit of forming close-knit, supportive relationships with his Nestlé colleagues. Nearly three decades later, that reputation as a team player in a company wary of prima donnas helped the quietly spoken Belgian succeed Peter Brabeck to become chief executive of the Swiss food company.

Peter Brabeck's OpEd on Creating Shared Value features from the front page of the Huffington Post, the most read website in the United States.

The London G20 summit conference was evidently thirsty work, and President Obama took the lead in showing that water is essential for a clear negotiating head. Buxton Water, of course. As reported by the Daily Telegraph.

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Nestlé Chairman, has been honoured with the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for the CNBC European Business Leaders Awards. The citation says the award is for his outstanding contribution to business and leadership of the Nestlé Group.  

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Nestlé S.A. Chairman, is interviewed for the Times Timesonline website at the recent Davos conference: the global financial crisis affects the richest, but the food and water crisis affects the poorest, and is therefore more dangerous still.

Calorie density, satiety and taste
Werner Bauer, Chief Technology Officer, discusses how we implement the Nestlé strategy of making great tasting nutritious products with lower calories.

Division of labor
Paul Bulcke talks to the NZZ  about managing Nestlé: Nestlé will never sacrifice long-term goals for short-term profit