Does Nestlé discourage breastfeeding?
Nestlé has always emphasised the superiority of breastfeeding. As far back as 1869, Henry Nestlé, the Company’s own founder said: “During the first few months, the mother’s milk will always be the most natural nutriment, and every mother, able to do so, should herself suckle her child.” Nestlé also supports the promotion of breastfeeding. A little-known fact is that Nestlé is one of the largest private producers of breastfeeding promotional material in the world. Nestlé is also the largest private distributor of the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in the world, having distributed tens of thousands of copies to educate both our staff and the health systems we deal with.
