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September 13, 2021 at 10:09 am
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Nestle USA announced it has received the WELL Health-Safety Rating for its corporate office locations, making it the first food and beverage company to achieve the rating in the U.S. This rating is part of the company's larger efforts to provide a safe and healthy environment for employees and evolve its workplace to be fit for the future.
The WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party verified rating for buildings looking to implement, validate, and measure investments that support health and wellness - an effort that's increasingly important since the onset of the pandemic. Building on its already rigorous health and safety protocols across both factories and campuses, Nestle USA employed the following noteworthy factors, which contributed to this achievement: increased outdoor intake and enhanced filtration to improve air quality, air flow, and sanitization; innovative alternatives to high-touch surface areas such as touchless coffee machines in campuses; and improved employee benefits such as complimentary access to wellness apps and virtual counseling.
The WELL Health-Safety seal will be applied to five buildings across Nestle USA's three corporate campuses in Arlington VA, Solon OH and Seattle WA.
Nestle's achievement of the WELL Health-Safety Rating across its corporate offices shows a commitment to a healthier and safer workplace that's operated with employees as a top priority,' said Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO of IWBI. 'As the world's largest food and beverage company, Nestle has a long history of pursuing a better and healthier world, and we applaud its leadership as we all work to get back to business with confidence.'
Nestle USA will continue to enhance its workspaces to best serve as hubs for creativity, collaboration; and culture among its employees. Additionally, the company is launching a new flexible working model that empowers its employees to decide where to work - in the office or at home - on any given day based on where they are most productive.
'The safety and health of our people will always be our top priority, and our achievement of the WELL Health-Safety Rating underscores that commitment,' said Judy Cascapera, Chief People Officer, Nestle USA. 'As we reflected on the last year and what people are looking for in a workplace, now and in the future, we recognized that simply going back to how we used to work wasn't an option. We're excited for this next chapter as a company and believe that providing our employees with the flexibility they need to get the job done, wherever that may be, will be essential to our continued business growth and our ability to retain and attract top talent.'
Nestlé S.A. is the world's leading agri-food group. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- powdered and liquid beverages (26.7%): soluble coffees (Nescafé and Starbucks brands), coffee in capsules (Nespresso), chocolate drinks (Nesquik, Milo, etc.), tea drinks (Nestea), etc.;
- pet food (20.3%): brands such as Purina, Friskies, Felix, etc.;
- pharmaceutical, nutrition and well-being products (16.4%): nutritional supplements (Resource, Boost, Nutren, Optifast, Peptamen brands, etc.), infant and maternal nutrition products (NAN, illuma, Cerelac, Nido, Gerber), ketogenic beverages (BrainXpert), (Nesquick, Fitness, Cheerios, Lion, etc.), etc.;
- ready meals and seasoning products (12.5%): frozen and chilled dishes (Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets and Stouffer's brands), soups (Maggi), etc.;
- dairy products and ice cream (11.8%): powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, yoghurt and cream desserts, ice cream (Nido, Nesvita, Carnation, La Laitière, Coffee Mate, Nestlé Ice Cream, Dreyers, Häagen-Dazs, Extrême brands, etc.);
- chocolates, sweets and biscuits (8.7%): Kit Kat, Smarties, Cailler, Terrafertil, etc. brands;
- bottled waters (3.6%): Nestlé Pure Life, Vittel, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, etc. brands.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Switzerland (1.2%), France (3.8%), the United Kingdom (3.8%), Germany (2.4%), Europe (12.8%), the United States and Canada (35%), China (5.9%), Asia and Oceania (21.4%) and Latin America (13.7%).