Nestlé Nigeria PLC Leads the Way in Nutrition and Affordable Food Solutions

Nestlé Nigeria PLC Leads the Way in Nutrition and Affordable Food Solutions

As a leading food and beverage company, Nestlé Nigeria PLC is committed to enhancing the quality of life for everyone through its wide range of nutritious and delicious products. With popular brands such as NESTLÉ PURELIFE, GOLDEN MORN, MILO, MAGGI, and NESCAFÉ, Nestlé Nigeria is dedicated to providing affordable food solutions to consumers across Nigeria.

However, many people around the world lack access to nutritionally adequate and affordable diets, which can lead to different forms of malnutrition. 

Nestlé Nigeria PLC / Nestlé as a global company aim to provide accessible and affordable nutrition to lower-income consumers with a focus on emerging countries. Nestlé as a global company leveraging global footprint and expertise along the value chain, including in R&D, and can offer a wide range of products and services. These are designed to cater affordably to local consumer nutritional needs, tastes and formats, while delivering on environmental targets.

The company's focus on nutrition is evident in its various initiatives, including the Nestlé for Healthier Kids program, which aims to promote healthy eating habits and lifestyles among children. Additionally, Nestlé Nigeria's research and development center in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, works on developing traditional African ingredients to meet the tastes and needs of African consumers.

Nestlé Key Initiatives:

Nestlé for Healthier Kids: Promotes healthy eating habits and lifestyles among children.

Micronutrient Fortification: Enhances products with essential vitamins and minerals

Simplifying Ingredient Lists: Ensures transparency and simplicity in product ingredients

Nutrition Education: Educates consumers on healthy eating habits and lifestyles

Nestlé Nigeria's commitment to affordable food solutions is reflected in its efforts to make nutritious products accessible to all. The company's focus on rural livelihoods and farmer development ensures that high-quality ingredients are sourced locally, supporting the local economy and promoting sustainable agriculture practices.

Nestlé Nigeria launched a new affordable fortified dairy and plant blend, Nido Milk & Soya. By combining milk and locally sourced soya beans, this new blend contains essential nutrients such as protein and fiber and is a source of iron and calcium.

To enhance and share knowledge about nutrition, Nestlé partner with governments, universities and civil society organizations to create educational and social media campaigns. These are designed to improve families’ understanding of nutrition and to increase the uptake of the big four micronutrients: iron, iodine, vitamin A and zinc.

Nestlé are helping teachers educate children about good nutrition and active lifestyles through school programs, and  creating webinars and podcasts to engage adults.

As part of our ambition to support healthy and balanced diets, Nestlé provide tasty and nutritious foods to  consumers via locally relevant micronutrient fortification at scale. Thanks to new affordable and accessible solutions, Nestlé also support increased consumption of protein and fiber. 

Nestlé Nigeria PLC / Nestlé as a Global company unlock the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. Nestlé Nigeria PLC's dedication to nutrition and affordable food solutions is a testament to its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for everyone in Nigeria.

As reported by INTEGRITY COMMUNICATION AND PUBLISHING LTD, publishers of Integrity News (Online) and Integrity News TV (on YouTube).