Nestle S.A. operates within the Bottled and canned soft drinks sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Nestle with three other major food companies: Unilever N.V. of the Netherlands (2012 sales of 51.32 billion Euro [US$66.14 billion] of which 35% was Personal Care), Danone SA of France (20.87 billion Euro [US$26.89 billion] of which 56% was Fresh Dairy products), and General Mills, Inc. which is based in the United States ($16.66 billion of which 63% was U.S. Retail).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2012, sales at Nestle were 92.19 billion Swiss Francs (US$95.53 billion). This is an increase of 10.2% versus 2011, when the company's sales were 83.64 billion Swiss Francs. Despite this increase, sales are still below the level achieved in 2010, when Nestle reported sales of 104.61 billion Swiss Francs. Sales of Nestle Waters saw an increase of 10.0% in 2012, from 6.52 billion Swiss Francs to 7.17 billion Swiss Francs.
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