The document summarizes the history and operations of Nestle, beginning with its founding in Switzerland in 1867. It details Nestle's expansion to India in 1912 and growth over the past nine decades to become one of India's largest food companies. Nestle India now has seven manufacturing facilities, over 250,000 employees worldwide, and produces 8000 food and beverage products under famous brands like Maggi, Kit Kat, Nescafe, and Milkmaid. While inflation has squeezed profits by raising commodity prices, Nestle has focused on volume growth. It plans to further expand manufacturing capacity and launch new health food lines to penetrate both rural and urban Indian markets.