Set up in Switzerland in 1866 , nutrition and wellness company Nestlé now reaches 191 countries with more than 2,000 brands . Forbes places its sales revenue at $ 90.82bn , with a market cap of $ 229.5bn . It places seventh on Gartner ’ s “ Top 25 Supply Chains 2017 ” and 34th on Forbes ’ “ The World ’ s Industry Week , it scores a prefect 10 on Gartner ’ s CSR scale , and rates well due to its use of technology to boost its efforts as a supplier . According to Food Business News , sales in 2017 were flat compared to the previous year ’ s , leading to plans to potentially sell its US confectionary unit in early 2018 .

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