Nestlé Research & Development

🌱🍲 The perfect choice for a balanced meal on-the-go 🌱🍲 As of this week, we have launched new delicious GARDEN GOURMET ready-to-eat salad bowls. These vegan snack bowls offer a blend of grains, vegetables, and complete plant proteins, all complemented with a delicious dressing. Inspired by popular plant-based chicken, tuna, and veggie recipes previously developed leveraging our protein expertise and proprietary technologies, these bowls come in three delightful styles, each high in protein and a great source of fiber. 🌿 Veggie Mediterranean Style: Featuring grilled veggies (eggplant, red bell pepper, green olives) & oregano  🍛 Chick’n Indian Style: Aromatic plant-based chicken curry, paired with veggies (cauliflower, carrot, peas) & curry madras  🐟 Vuna Italian Style: A plant-based tuna alternative, combined with veggies (red peppers, black olives) & parsley These innovative snack bowls can be conveniently enjoyed straight from the recyclable glass jar and are currently available as limited editions in Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy. Read more about previous innovations here: https://lnkd.in/gMeF-sF #NestléRD #NestléInnovates #PlantBased

Nestlé 👨🏼🍳R&D chefs 🧑🏾🍳 are inspiring tasty, trend-based innovations! 💡 Embedded in our global R&D network, our chefs collaborate closely with product teams to create new recipes, prototypes and culinary innovations. They explore new flavors and tastes, while incorporating local ingredients from different world cuisines. 🍽️ In the US, Nestlé chefs and food innovation experts worked with celebrity chef Ming Tsai to launch Mings frozen meals. This range offers consumers authentic and tasty meals that can be easily prepared at home, such as Spicy Dan Dan Noodles coated in a Szechuan-style red sauce. Nestlé chefs and culinary experts also worked with renowned hot sauce brand Tapatío to translate classic Mexican recipes into a delicious new range of frozen meals.   🥘 In Europe, Nestlé chefs and experts leveraged their knowledge of local cuisines and cooking methods to help craft our new Maggi Magic Asia range of sauces.  🌍 Nestlé’s R&D chefs include a diverse group of more than 35 chefs from 13 different countries. With their wealth of creative experience at some of the world’s top-rated restaurants, they are passionate about advancing the culinary arts and making different cuisines more accessible to consumers. Read more about how R&D chefs are inspiring innovation at Nestlé: https://lnkd.in/e8cGBJrK #innovation #FoodInnovation #chefs #gastronomy

⭐Exciting News! We are trialing a first-of-its-kind paper tub for Quality Street in the UK this holiday season! 🎄 Packaging experts from Nestlé’s R&D center for confectionery in York, England, designed the eye-catching and recyclable paper tub. They developed a highly functional design with an integrated re-close feature, which allows the tub to be securely closed once opened. Rigorous testing was completed to ensure that the new paper tub guarantees the quality and freshness of the sweets during transportation and storage. During this trial, the popularity of these tubs with shoppers will be evaluated, allowing us to continue the journey of improving packaging sustainability. This trial is part of our efforts to reduce the use of virgin plastic across our portfolio. In 2022, we also introduced recyclable paper packaging for 9 out of the 11 Quality Street sweets. ➡️Read more about the recyclable paper tubs: https://lnkd.in/eas8__zF ➡️Read more about the recyclable paper wrappers: https://lnkd.in/e_rBiiKF #NestléRD #NestléInnovates #QualityStreet #SustainablePackaging

Our Creating Shared Value and Sustainability Report has been selected as the #1 rated company sustainability report produced by Swiss companies this year! The inaugural Swiss Sustainability Reporting Excellency Awards 2024, organized by PwC Switzerland, evaluated reports from 235 companies listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange, and Nestlé was the 🏆 highest scoring 🏆 company across all sectors! This award underscores our commitment to transparency and reporting as we focus on environmental and societal responsibility.  At Nestlé our deep science and technology expertise provides a strong basis for our innovations. For example, 🌍 We’re accelerating our shift to regenerative agriculture and a more sustainable food system by developing more climate-resilient coffee plants and researching innovations to reduce GHG emissions in dairy farming.   ♻️ We’re working toward a future where none of our packaging ends up in landfill or as litter in the environment by pioneering novel technologies and innovative packaging solutions to facilitate reuse and recycling.   🍽️ We’re supporting balanced and sustainable diets by developing affordable nutrition offerings that help close nutrient gaps. We’ve also developed new foods and beverages that make plant-based proteins more accessible.   Read more about how innovation is helping Nestlé to create shared value: https://lnkd.in/eBcjy-JF

A shoutout to our talented team of 👨🏼🍳 👩🏽🍳 R&D chefs!  This weekend marked 🌏 International Chef’s Day 🌏, which recognizes culinary talents around the world. To celebrate, we’re sharing our new 🔪🍳 Cooking Hacks 🔪🍳 video series! Watch our R&D chefs put their skills on show by taking popular Nestlé products and incorporating them into tasty meals! 🍽️ Our R&D chefs bring a wealth of creative experience to Nestlé. They are passionate about advancing the culinary arts within the company and making different cuisines more accessible to consumers. Nestlé R&D chefs include more than 35 chefs from diverse geographies. Embedded in Nestlé’s global R&D network, they collaborate closely with nutritionists and product developers to create new recipes, prototypes and innovative food and beverages. #chefs #FoodInnovation #CulinaryArts

💡Innovation💡is key to developing products and services that unlock the power of food and enhance quality of life.    🌍 We use science and technology to develop novel solutions that are good for you and good for the planet, from supporting the shift to sustainable food systems to ensuring our food supply. Our R&D General Counsel David Mazur recently joined the European Patent Office podcast to talk about how innovation is essential to our food system and the pivotal role that intellectual property, or IP, plays in bringing innovation to life. 🎧 Give it a listen! https://lnkd.in/efS6NRDi Read more about how Nestlé is driving purposeful innovation: https://lnkd.in/epqixjeY #Innovation #FoodInnovation #TalkInnovation #FoodScience

On World Food Day, we’re underscoring our commitment to developing affordable, tasty and nutritious products. Many people around the world struggle to meet their recommended nutritional, and specifically their micronutrient needs. In Pakistan, for example, only 3% of children consume recommended amounts of nutrient-dense dairy products and over 80% are lacking essential micronutrients such as iron, calcium or Vitamin A in their diets.  Now, our research experts in collaboration with external partners have shown in a new study that drinking up to 2 additional servings of a fortified milk beverage per day can improve iron intake by 94% for children in Pakistan. It also could help reduce nutrient inadequacies for vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin and vitamin B6. To help close the nutrient gaps that exist for local children in Pakistan, in 2022, we launched BUNYAD IRON+, an affordable dairy-based drink. It is fortified with a new source of iron that is more suitable for dairy products, as well as three times more absorbed in the body when compared to existing available sources. This innovation is part of our efforts to address affordable nutrition by providing safe and high-quality products to meet dietary needs and taste preferences around the world. Read more about the study here: https://lnkd.in/eQyNTBTN

Communicating with our pets is essential to their overall health and wellbeing. Whether they bark, wag their tail, tilt their head or give puppy eyes, pets say so much without using any words.     We’re excited to announce a new research partnership with the University of California San Diego that includes a grant to study how pets can better communicate their wants, needs and thoughts. The study, which is carried out primarily in the home between pets and their owners, utilizes soundboards with buttons that play recordings such as “outside,” “play,” “walk,” or “potty” when pressed.     Sheri Smithey, Senior Vice President of Nestlé’s Global PetCare Research & Development: “The work we do with academic institutions provides valuable scientific insight into our pets and the people who love them. This research collaboration will enable us to leverage behavioral science and novel communication tools to better understand the needs of pets. We bring those insights to life through innovations that improve the holistic wellbeing of pets and nurture the bond we as humans share with them.”      This latest study follows the recent collaboration between Purina and the University of California, Davis, to advance scientific understanding of urinary conditions in dogs and cats while providing exceptional care for patients experiencing urinary disease. Through partnerships like these, Nestlé is ensuring its commitment to delivering science-based nutritional solutions for pets that help them thrive.      Read more about our collaboration with UCSD:  https://lnkd.in/ezKe5p8g    Read more about our collaboration with UC Davis: https://lnkd.in/e_YnRS3q

Nestlé is expanding its culinary offering with new high protein products across key geographies – from solutions designed to meet specific nutritional needs to innovations in its core brands.   In the US, we recently introduced high protein foods to support GLP-1 users and consumers focused on weight management under the new Vital Pursuit brand. One example is the Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Broccoli Bowl, a high-protein pasta dish that incorporates pea protein into the pasta without compromising on taste and texture. In India, Nestlé has launched Maggi Nutri-licious Chatpata Besan Noodles that are rich in protein and fiber. The innovative offering for the first time incorporates locally sourced chickpea flour, popularly known as “Besan”, as a base ingredient in the noodles.   Adequate protein intake is an important part of a balanced diet and people often have different protein needs depending on factors like life stage and food preferences. That’s why Nestlé is actively developing new products that incorporate more protein, as well as exploring affordable options that help close the protein gap that exists for many people around the world. Find out more:

We’re proud to see Nestlé R&D’s next generation of scientists in Africa presenting at this year’s World Food Forum in Rome!   The World Food Forum is organized every year by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. The event brings together organizations from across the world of food to exchange and collaborate on advancing sustainable development goals impacted by the food value chain. It is an exciting opportunity for industry leaders to collaborate with academia and support youth development that drives progress.   On October 16, Nestlé R&D will be hosting the event: "Investing in capability-building of African youth in Agri-Food Science". Join us from 14:00-15:00 CET! Free online registration is available here: https://lnkd.in/dKCyQepp   Our academic partnerships in Africa and around the world are key to driving purposeful innovation. These programs, along with our direct collaboration with students, provide us with valuable insights for innovation, sourcing opportunities, talent identification and consumer understanding. By harnessing local scientific expertise, we can help advance the shift to sustainable food systems.   Learn more about the World Food Forum here: https://lnkd.in/eE_YdFpb