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With a net reported revenue of $ 91.2bn last year and operations in over 80 countries , Nestle is the largest food processing company worldwide . This year , Nestle announced a “ global coffee alliance ” with Starbucks , who will provide the coffee bean sourcing aspect of the supply chain , whereas Nestle ( having paid $ 7.3bn for Starbucks licensing ) will perform customer-end distribution . The company also hopes to boost its Nescafe brand revenue by investing $ 1.3mn to train Zimbabwean coffee farmers , attempting to bolster its supply chain security from harvest to consumer , according to CIPS . www . nestle . com

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