Nestle will market a new, USD 5 line of frozen pizzas and protein-enriched pastas in the United States, specifically for people taking weight loss medication such as Wegovy or Ozempic, Reuters reports.
Nestlé and private equity firm PAI Partners will set up a joint venture for Nestlé’s frozen pizza business in Europe. Nestlé will retain a non-controlling stake with equal voting rights alongside PAI Partners, the company announced today.
Nestlé is closing a frozen-pizza Buitoni factory in Caudry, France, roughly a year after it first stopped operations. In March 2022, an E. coli outbreak triggered the recall of Fraich’Up frozen raw dough. Baked pizza production had temporarily resumed in December, only to be again suspended in March, due to a steep drop in sales.
Nestlé introduced recyclable paper packaging as a pilot test for the KitKat brand as a limited trial in Australia. Nestlé will produce more than 250,000 KitKat bars wrapped in paper in an exclusive partnership with Coles supermarkets.
Nestlé Confectionery announced packaging innovations for two of its brands – Quality Street and KitKat.
In response to political pressure, Nestlé said it was not making a profit in Russia, and announced it was suspending all sales of non-essential brands such as KitKat and Nesquik, among others.
Nestle announced it reopened its factories and warehouses in central and western Ukraine, to ensure the supply of essential food and drink in the country as the war continues into its second week.
Nestlé launches new product ranges in February, including three new KitKat products: KitKat Bites, KitKat 4-finger Orange and 2-finger White, and KitKat Chunky Lotus Biscoff Giant Egg, ahead of the spring celebrations.
