‘What Nestle As Food Beverage Coy Owes Nigerian Families’

Leading food  beverage company, Nestlé Nigeria Plc has reiterated its commitment to improving lives and welfare generally in Nigeria.

In addition to supporting communities and promoting environmental sustainability in Nigeria, it has also stated what it believes it owes Nigerian families given their loyalty and patronage overtime.

The company stated these through its Managing Director, Mr Wassim Elhusseini, during a media launch in Lagos.

Stating that the newly launched “Nestlé for Good” campaign is aimed at highlighting its role in improving nutrition, supporting communities and promoting environmental sustainability, Mr Wassim Elhusseini, added:

“Nestlé has been part of Nigerian households for more than six decades, earning a place at family tables, in lunch boxes and at key life moments.

“This presence is a privilege and it comes with responsibility.

“When a company operates at scale, when it reaches millions of people every day, it must hold itself to a higher standard.

Also speaking, the Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability Lead Victoria Uwadoka, said:

“Nestlé for Good brings together the many ways Nestlé contributes to improving lives across Nigeria through better nutrition, stronger communities and responsible environmental stewardship

“As a food and beverage company, we have an important role to ensure that families who depend on us across Nigeria have access to adequate nutrition,” she said.

Informing that the campaign focuses on three pillars: nutrition, thriving communities and protection of the planet, she added:

“As a food and beverage company, we have an important role to ensure that families who depend on us across Nigeria have access to adequate nutrition,” she said.

According to her, the company also runs initiatives aimed at improving access to clean water, enhancing education facilities and supporting livelihoods in communities where it operates.

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Uwadoka said that environmental sustainability remained a key focus of the company’s operations.

“If we do not protect the planet, then there is no point to everything else we are doing.

“We are committed to protecting the environment to ensure it continues to support future generations,” she said.

Uwadoka said the campaign featured a series of short films highlighting initiatives in areas such as youth and women empowerment, climate protection and dairy development programmes.

She explained that the campaign would run over the next nine months and would highlight the impact of the company’s initiatives and partnerships across Nigeria.