Introduction Nestlé is a Swiss company founded in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, founded in 1866 by brothers George Page and Charles Page and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé. It is based in Vevey, Switzerland. Nestles products include bottled water, baby food, breakfast cereals, confectionery, tea, coffee, ice cream, pet food, frozen foods and snacks. The company has 447 factories in 194 countries. The workforce is 330,000 people. In 2011 the company was listed first on the Fortune Global 500 as the most profitable organization in the world. It ranks ninth in the FT Global 500 2013 with a market capitalization of $233 billion. In terms of revenue, the company is the largest food company in the world. Nestlé's main competitors are Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, Mars Incorporated and Unilever. For specific products and locations, the company faces challenges from Danone, Cadbury and Sara Lee. The company has undertaken various initiatives towards CSR which include: World Cocoa Foundation, sustainable agriculture initiatives, Ecolaboration, expansion of activities in the field of health nutrition, etc. It has sponsored various programs such as "Good Food, Good Life" in Russia, the United Kingdom and France. In Russia, around 300,000 children from around 5,000 schools are involved in this program every year. Thanks to this, almost 1.5 million Russian children have learned about good nutrition and good eating habits. Nestlé is also a member of the Fair Labor Association. The company has 10 principles of business operation:1) Nutrition, health and well-being2) Our people3) Guarantee of product quality and safety4) Communication with consumers5) Safety and health at work6) Leadership and personal responsibility7) The supplier and customer... at the center of the paper... the use of raw materials is defined in carefully verified and controlled process guidelines5) Consistency and reliability: the company has a rigorous system to guarantee the safety and reliability of the product .6) Efficiency: the system has high quality standards with minimal waste or mess. 7) Accessibility: The company makes products accessible by practicing optimized processing conditions and geographic sourcing for fine-tuning delivery systems. For example, in case of bottled water the company performs multiple quality checks every hour to ensure the quality of the water. The product is screened for over 200 contaminants each year, which is more than required by the FDA or Italian health authorities. The product is also subjected to a visual examination: all bottles are marked with the date and batch number. Third-party inspection is performed annually by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)..