Pharmacist Henri Nestle was troubled thinking about malnutrition that affected many babies in Switzerland. Many mothers were not able to breastfeed their babies as they were away because of work. He worked on creating something that would be tasty and nutritious at the same time.
After a considerable number of trials, Henri came out with a formula made of milk, flour and sugar. He tested this on a malnourished child whose health improved after its consumption.
This happened in the 1860s. Soon, Henri opened a factory to produce this infant formula- Farine Lacte Henri Nestle. Later, he sold the company to Jules Monneret who worked for the further growth of the company.
Around the same time, another company known as the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company competed with Nestle, but the competition did not last long. The two merged in 1905. A year later, they began making chocolates.
Nestle withstood both World War I and II. By 1945, it became an international brand with factories in several Latin American countries and continued to prosper.
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