Posts Tagged ‘Nestle’

Indonesian coffee protest on the streets of London

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

UK and international trade unionists are protesting outside the Nespresso CafĂ© in London’s Knightsbridge today (Wednesday 13 October 2010) as part of a global campaign targetting the multinational company.

The demonstration revolves around widespread concerns over the treatment of Indonesian workers at NestlĂ©’s NescafĂ© factory in Panjang.

Protesters from the TUC (Trades Union Congress) and the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) will be handing out Stop Nespressure postcards to customers popping in to the Nespresso Boutique in Beauchamp Place for their morning coffee.

Read more at Ekklesia

Nespresso Plant Opens In Avenches – Where Else – Turkish Weekly

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Swiss food giant NestlĂ© has inaugurated a second Nespresso factory in canton Vaud to meet fast-growing global demand for its exclusive coffee capsules. The SFr300 million ($275 million) state-of-the-art plant at Avenches, north of Lausanne, can …
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NestlĂ© doubles Nespresso output – Financial Times

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Consumers? taste for top-class coffee in expensive aluminium capsules shows no sign of declining, in spite of growing pressure on even the most hardened coffee addicts? budgets. NestlĂ© , the world?s biggest foods group, on Wednesday opened a …
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