Nestlé Research is a dynamic global network of 28 Nestlé centres of excellence in research and product development. Its scope and reach are global. We have the world's largest food and nutrition research organization, with about 5000 people working in R&D, as well as corporate venture funds and research partnerships with business partners and universities. Nestlé scientists in each market ensure that global R&D is applied locally to meet different consumer needs and preferences.
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Scientific concepts are transformed into product innovations and processes through an international network:
Product Technology Centres (PTCs), each aligned with particular Nestlé businesses to provide expertise for specific product categories, and together forming a hub for global product and process development.
Research and Development Centres (R&D Centres), working in close collaboration with the Product Technology Centres to meet regional R&D requirements and provide input to local application groups.
Application Groups, these are located in Nestlé factories and ensure that products comply with local taste preferences. They also work closely with the R&D centres and the Product Technology Centres to test scientific applications as close to the end consumer as possible.
Nestlé Research Structure
Aligning our expertise
Our five global expert networks, which focus on quality and safety, nutrition, sensory preference, food science, and raw materials and ingredients, ensure that Nestlé Research™ results can be easily interpreted and compared across our worldwide businesses, then translated rapidly into product innovations. The network shares a professional standard that means results can be interpreted and compared throughout the Nestlé world.
Open innovation
The fast pace and increasing depth of scientific developments in the world at large make it impossible for a single company to keep track of all areas of scientific interest or to develop a critical mass of internal scientific expertise. We recognise the need to turn to the outside world for bigger, better, bolder and faster innovation and its execution and implementation. More details can be found in the Open Innovation and partners section.