Read more Nestle stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10191/nestle.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:40:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70805/nestle-scraps-milk-deal-with-mugabe-farms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNestle will stop buying milk from Zimbabwean farms seized by the wife of Robert Mugabe after human rights advocates called for an international boycott of the Swiss conglomerate's products. The leader of a South African right group tells the Telegraph he's happy Nestle was giving up "blood milk." Grace Mugabe...http://www.newser.com/story/70805/nestle-scraps-milk-deal-with-mugabe-farms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 8:39:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70421/nestle-buys-milk-from-farms-mugabe-seized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNestle is buying up to 265,000 gallons of milk a year from a Zimbabwean farm seized from white landowners and now owned by the wife of Robert Mugabe. Grace Mugabe has taken over at least six of the country's most valuable farms, reports the Telegraph. As a Swiss company,...http://www.newser.com/story/70421/nestle-buys-milk-from-farms-mugabe-seized.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 4:43:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66830/cash-strapped-drinkers-spurn-bottled-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA combination of penny-pinching and environmental concern has pushed bottled water sales off for the first time in at least 5 years, the Washington Post reports. In 2008, consumption of bottled water fell for the first time this decade. “It's an obvious way to cut back,” a researcher says. “People...http://www.newser.com/story/66830/cash-strapped-drinkers-spurn-bottled-water.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 12:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64631/new-chocolate-has-90-fewer-calories-doesnt-melt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mistake in the labs of the world's largest chocolate producer inadvertently led researchers to the ultimate in confectionery: a recipe that's not only heat-resistant, but that contains 90% fewer calories than normal chocolate. Food engineers fooling around at Barry Callebaut, which makes products for Nestlé and Cadbury, ended up...http://www.newser.com/story/64631/new-chocolate-has-90-fewer-calories-doesnt-melt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 10:47:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63159/feds-confirm-e-coli-in-cookie-dough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA has confirmed the presence of E. coli in cookie dough from Nestle's Virginia plant, reports the Washington Post . The plant's refrigerated cookie dough was the prime suspect in an outbreak of E. coli-related illness that sickened 69 people in 29 states. But investigators remain confounded as to how...http://www.newser.com/story/63159/feds-confirm-e-coli-in-cookie-dough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 3:07:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62429/cow-e-coli-in-cookie-dough-stumps-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFeds are scouring Nestle's Virginia plant for clues as to how E. coli 0157, which is found in cow intestines, ended up in cookie dough products the company recalled last week, the Washington Post reports. “It's a fascinating outbreak," said one of the bacterial mystery. "By just looking at package...http://www.newser.com/story/62429/cow-e-coli-in-cookie-dough-stumps-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 21 Jun 2009 10:34:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62344/e-coli-fears-prompt-recall-of-toll-house-cookie-dough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNestle is voluntarily recalling Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. The FDA and CDC are investigating reported E. coli illnesses that might be related, the company said. Sixty-six reports of illness in 28 states have come...http://www.newser.com/story/62344/e-coli-fears-prompt-recall-of-toll-house-cookie-dough.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 10:43:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54166/soaring-candy-sales-sweeten-hard-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTough times don’t seem to be trickling down to inexpensive candy shops, where adult customers are flocking for a sugar-coated escape from their troubles, the New York Times reports. “People may indulge themselves a little bit more when times are tough,” says an analyst. And indulge they are: People are...http://www.newser.com/story/54166/soaring-candy-sales-sweeten-hard-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 9:03:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46162/chocolate-sales-are-bittersweet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChocolate sales, reputed to be recession-proof, are taking a hit in this downturn as consumers’ taste for more expensive brands has soured, reports the Financial Times . Companies that jumped into premium candies have been hurt by the downturn, and analysts say the market has been “trading down” from premium to...http://www.newser.com/story/46162/chocolate-sales-are-bittersweet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 9:03:10 CST