Investment Thesis Map
We mined Nestlé’s acquisitions, investments, and partnerships to discern the company's strategic priorities.
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage player by revenue. It has been explicit about its broader strategy focusing on building out high-growth product categories, digital channels, and healthier food and beverage options throughout its portfolio.
The company is also working towards an established set of sustainability goals — including achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — which arereflected in the company’s recent investment activity.
Since 2019, Nestlé has been incorporating sustainability technologies in its products and processes, as well as expanding its plant-based portfolio segment, building direct relationships with consumers by acquiring direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses, and exploring digital health connections to gut health and the microbiome.
Using CB Insights data, we uncovered the 4 most important strategic priorities highlighted by Nestlé’s recent acquisitions, investments, and partnerships. We then categorized companies by their business relationships with Nestlé across these priorities:
- Biotech & digital health
- Direct-to-consumer businesses
- Plant-based food & beverages
- Sustainable packaging
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