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Henri Nestlé (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi nɛsle]; born Heinrich Nestle, German: [ˈhaɪnrɪç ˈnɛstlə]; 10 August 1814 – 7 July 1890) was a German-Swiss confectioner and the founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company.
Henri Nestlé’ was a pharmacist’s assistant in Vevey between 1839 and 1843. His training in chemistry shaped his attitude and his future approach to business. As a constant innovator, he experimented with the production of everything from lemonade to cement, before focusing on infant cereal.
Henri Nestlé (1814–1890), a German-born Swiss confectioner, was the founder of Nestlé and one of the main creators of condensed milk. Nestlé's origin dates back to the 1860s when two separate Swiss enterprises were founded that would later form Nestlé.
Nestlé's founder, German-born pharmacist Henri Nestlé, launches his 'farine lactée' ('flour with milk') in Vevey, Switzerland. Combining cow's milk, wheat flour and sugar, the product is designed for infants who can't be breastfed, to tackle high mortality rates.
In 1867, Henri Nestlé, a 53 year-old entrepreneur from Frankfurt am Main, brought an infant formula (Nestlé’s Milk Food) to market in the small Swiss town of Vevey.
In just a few years, Henri Nestlé managed to create a global brand together with its own logo. The idea for the bird's nest trademark came from the Nestle family coat of arms (meaning 'little nest' in the Swabian dialect).
A portrait of Henri Nestlé (1867) Henri Nestlé started as a pharmacist’s apprentice. In the late 1860s, troubled by the high infant death rate, he used his scientific knowledge to create an infant formula. By the time he was 60, the Nestlé company was an international success.
