Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region Profile
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. It is present in 187 countriesaround the world, and its 291,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose ofunlocking the power of food to enhance quality for everyone, today and for generationsto come.
In August 2018, we formed a new region known as the Nestlé East and Southern AfricaRegion (ESAR), comprising of 23 countries, namely: South Africa, Botswana, Namibia,Lesotho, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Zambia, eSwatini, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania,Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda,Malawi, South Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti.
The ESAR region employs 3 200 employees. Operationally, we have seven Nestléfactories across ESAR, located as follows: South Africa (five), Zimbabwe(one) and Kenya(one).
In most of the countries where Nestlé operates, there is a plethora of socio-economicchallenges including the triple burden of disease: obesity, micronutrient deficiencies andundernutrition.
To respond to these challenges, webring this purpose to life through our Creating SharedValue business approach. Creating Shared Value is our way of delivering long-termpositive impact for our shareholders and for society.
