Nestlé's Darkest Secret: The Disturbing Truth

Summary by Krater

This video examines the history and controversies surrounding Nestlé, from its founding by Henri Nestlé in 1814 to its modern-day operations, including the infant formula marketing scandal, water extraction practices, and cocoa supply chain labor issues.

From the video

Answers: Why is Nestlé considered one of the most controversial companies in the world?

• Nestlé history and origins
• infant formula marketing controversy
• bottled water extraction and scarcity
• child labor in cocoa supply chains
• corporate acquisitions and growth

What it concludes

• Henri Nestlé created one of the first infant formulas in 1867 as a substitute for natural breast milk for mothers who could not breastfeed.
• Nestlé's aggressive marketing of infant formula in developing countries led mothers to dilute the formula with contaminated water, resulting in infant malnutrition and illness.
• Nestlé has been criticized for extracting large volumes of local water sources and selling bottled water back to communities at higher prices during droughts and water shortages.
• Major chocolate manufacturers, including Nestlé, failed to meet their 2005 deadline to eliminate child labor and slave labor from their cocoa supply chains.