Nestlé SA sigue buscando posibles fusiones y adquisiciones, incluso cuando la compañía y el mundo se enfrentan a la incertidumbre causada por la pandemia de coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Nestle SA remains on the lookout for potential mergers and acquisitions, even as the company and the world deals with uncertainty caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“We’re working on a number of interesting leads,” said Ulf Mark Schneider, chief executive officer, in an April 24 earnings call to discuss first-quarter results. “If there are some now that may be coming up in addition because of the economic crisis, I think it’s too early to tell that because remember, this is only month one or month two, depending on where the crisis hit, for most regions, and you would probably see M&A opportunities that relate to financial difficulties only come up after several months or quarters. So it’s a little early to speculate on that.”
He added many food and beverage manufacturers are doing well financially because of increased consumer demand.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vevey-based Nestle is helping its out-of-home and foodservice customers through its “Always open for you” initiative valued at about 500 million Swiss francs ($512 million). The initiative includes extending payment terms, suspending rental fees for coffee machines and offering free products.
Nestle SA in the quarter reported sales of 20.8 billion Swiss francs ($21.3 billion), a decrease of 6% from 22.2 billion Swiss francs in the previous year’s first quarter. Acquisitions net of divestitures reduced sales by 4.7%, largely due to Nestle divesting its US ice cream business along with Nestle Skin Health. Foreign exchange reduced sales by 6%.
RealRisk / Fuente: Nestlé – Reporte: 2020-04-28