Overview
Lobbying Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8.5 Fte (9)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
6
High-level Commission meetings
42
Lobbying Costs over the years
-
Info
Nestlé S.A. (Nestlé (SIX: NESN))
EU Transparency Register
15366395387-57 First registered on 25 Feb 2011
Goals / Remit
Nestlé, with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestlé and is today the world's leading nutrition, health and wellness company. Sales for 2023 amounted to CHF 93 bn worldwide (CHF 19,1 bn(2023) in Zone Europe). The Group has factories in 76 countries and sales in 188 countries and employs around 270 000 people.
The Nestlé brand portfolio covers practically all food and beverage categories: milk and dairy products, nutrition (infant, healthcare, performance and weight management), ice cream, breakfast cereals, coffee and beverages, culinary products (cooking aids, sauces etc.), chocolate and confectionery, petcare, bottled water.
The best-known global brands include Nescafé, Nestea, Maggi, Purina, Nestlé Nutrition and of course Nestlé itself. Other brands also sell in many countries – for example, Milo, Nesquik, Nespresso, Lean Cuisine, Kit Kat, Smarties(...)Main EU files targeted
Food Information to Consumers implementation
Product reformulation
Circular Economy
Product Environmental Footprint
Youth employment, E-Privacy
Food Supply Chain
International trade
Common Agricultural Policy
EU Farm to Fork Strategy
EU Legislative Framework on Sustainable Food Systems
European Green Deal
Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
EU Framework on added sugars reduction
Childhood Obesity Action PlanAddress
Head Office
Avenue Nestlé, 55
Vevey 1800
SWITZERLANDEU Office
Birminghamstraat 221
Brussels 1070
BELGIUMWebsite
-
People
Total lobbyists declared
9
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 8 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Olga MARCHUK 24 Oct 2024 24 Oct 2025 Thies Julius LORENZEN 23 Oct 2024 23 Oct 2025 Manuel Schuh 14 Oct 2024 14 Oct 2025 Bart VANDEWAETERE 23 Sep 2024 23 Sep 2025 Bart VANDEWAETERE 01 Oct 2024 25 Sep 2024 Gregorio BONALDI 10 May 2024 10 May 2026 Claire PEDERSEN 10 May 2024 10 May 2026 Elise BERTHELEMY 06 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024 Thies Julius LORENZEN 18 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Gregorio BONALDI 11 May 2023 11 May 2024 Claire PEDERSEN 12 May 2023 11 May 2024 Tisa Kosem 11 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Paolo GIRO 05 Jan 2024 04 Oct 2024 Bart VANDEWAETERE 10 Jan 2024 19 Sep 2024 Mr Edoardo CAVALCABO 12 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024 Paolo GIRO 14 Jan 2023 05 Jan 2024 Mr Johannes WEBER 14 Jan 2023 09 Nov 2023 Bart VANDEWAETERE 13 Jan 2023 10 Jan 2024 Mr Jorge Rafael ALAVA GUTIERREZ 10 Nov 2022 25 Aug 2023 Tisa Kosem 20 Oct 2022 11 Oct 2023 Gregorio BONALDI 20 May 2022 11 May 2023 Claire PEDERSEN 11 May 2022 11 May 2023 Mr Johannes WEBER 06 Jan 2022 06 Jan 2023 Bart VANDEWAETERE 05 Jan 2022 05 Jan 2023 Paolo GIRO 20 Nov 2021 19 Nov 2022 Robin PRAILLET 21 May 2021 11 Nov 2021 Greta DRUMSTAITE 13 Feb 2021 18 May 2021 Mr Johannes WEBER 08 Jan 2021 06 Jan 2022 Ms Olivera Medugorac 08 Jan 2021 03 Dec 2021 Bart VANDEWAETERE 08 Jan 2021 05 Jan 2022 Robin PRAILLET 15 Apr 2020 15 Apr 2021 Greta DRUMSTAITE 20 Feb 2020 13 Feb 2021 Ms Olivera Medugorac 09 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2021 Mr Johannes WEBER 09 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2021 Mr Edoardo CAVALCABO 14 Dec 2019 12 Dec 2020 Bart VANDEWAETERE 21 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020 Robin PRAILLET 19 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Edoardo CAVALCABO 08 Mar 2019 28 Mar 2019 Greta DRUMSTAITE 06 Mar 2019 20 Feb 2020 Ms Olivera Medugorac 09 Jan 2019 09 Jan 2020 Mr Johannes WEBER 09 Jan 2019 09 Jan 2020 Ms Manuela Kron 01 Dec 2018 01 Dec 2019 Bart VANDEWAETERE 26 Sep 2018 21 Sep 2019 Robin PRAILLET 07 Apr 2018 19 Mar 2019 Ms Olivera Medugorac 09 Jan 2018 09 Jan 2019 Mr Johannes WEBER 09 Jan 2018 09 Jan 2019 Bart VANDEWAETERE 13 Oct 2017 26 Sep 2018 Ms Manuela Kron 13 Oct 2017 13 Oct 2018 Robin PRAILLET 25 Apr 2017 07 Apr 2018 Robin PRAILLET 21 Apr 2016 20 Apr 2017 Mr Bert DE MEESTER 06 Jan 2017 03 Jan 2018 Ms Olivera Medugorac 06 Jan 2017 05 Jan 2018 Bart VANDEWAETERE 04 Nov 2016 13 Oct 2017 Ms Manuela Kron 14 Oct 2016 13 Oct 2017 Robin PRAILLET 21 Apr 2016 07 Apr 2017 Mr Bert DE MEESTER 12 Jan 2016 06 Jan 2017 Ms Olivera Medugorac 12 Jan 2016 06 Jan 2017 Bart VANDEWAETERE 19 Nov 2015 04 Nov 2016 Robin PRAILLET 28 Oct 2015 21 Apr 2016 Ms Manuela Kron 17 Oct 2015 14 Oct 2016 Mr Gonçalo Maria Salvado Coxito Granado 24 Jul 2015 09 Jan 2016 Ms Sela Andreu Muñoz 24 Mar 2015 20 Aug 2015 Ms Manuela Kron 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015 Mr Bert DE MEESTER 16 Jan 2015 12 Jan 2016 Bart VANDEWAETERE 11 Dec 2014 19 Nov 2015 Mrs Manuela Kron 11 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Gonçalo Maria Salvado Coxito Granado 30 Jul 2014 24 Jul 2015 Ms Sela Andreu Muñoz 20 Mar 2014 19 Mar 2015 Mr Bert DE MEESTER 16 Jan 2014 14 Jan 2015 Bart VANDEWAETERE 09 Jan 2014 11 Dec 2014 Mr Gonçalo Maria Salvado Coxito Granado 06 Aug 2013 30 Jul 2014 Mr Bert DE MEESTER 31 Jan 2013 16 Jan 2014 Bart VANDEWAETERE 08 Jan 2013 01 Jan 2014 Mr Gonçalo Maria Salvado Coxito Granado 04 Dec 2012 06 Aug 2013 Mr Bert DE MEESTER 23 Nov 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr Bert DE MEESTER 19 Dec 2011 23 Nov 2012 Bart VANDEWAETERE 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
European Affairs Office of 8 full-time employees plus one trainee plus 0,5 FTE administrative support. Occasional ad hoc engagement of corporate experts or national public affairs managers.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
-
Categories
Category
Companies & groups
-
Networking
Affiliation
The following list comprises only those organizations that focus on EU policies and European institutions and are relevant for this register:
I. Associations
AIM - European Brands Association
Caobisco - Association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of the European Union
Ceereal - European Cereal Breakfast Association
Culinaria Europe
ECF – European Coffee federation
EDA – European Dairy Association
NMWE - Natural Mineral Waters Europe
Eucolait – European Association of Dairy Trade
Euroglaces – European Ice Cream Association
EUROPEN - European Organization for Packaging and the Environment
MNI - Medical Nutrition International
SNE - Specialised Nutrition Europe
Fediaf – European Pet Food Industry
FoodDrinkEurope
UNESDA - Union of European Beverages Associations
WFA – World Federation of Advertisers
EAPF – European Alliance for Plant-based Foods
II. Think tanks, platforms
ERT – European Roundtable of Industrialists
RAC – Responsible Advertising and Children
SAI Platform – Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
ECTA – European Clean Trucking Alliance
FPI – Flexible Packaging InitiativeMember organisations
None declared
-
Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
400,000€ - 499,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount kellen 10,000€ - 24,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name kellen linklaters llp Closed year Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Other financial info
In order to avoid double counting, aforementioned costs do not include membership fees or payments to the organisations listed above.
-
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Unofficial groupings
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
42 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
-
Date 28 May 2024 Location Brussels Subject EUDR Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Attending - Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)
- Tomas Baert (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 04 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject EU Biotech and Biomanufacturing Initiative Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Attending - Andreea Ticheru (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Jun 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Geo-political importance of food, contribution of agriculture/food to success of the European Green Deal and the EU’s global competitiveness Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Andreas Schneider (Cabinet member)
- Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 05 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on skills policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
-
Date 24 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Review of Horizontal Guidelines. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Liliane Giardino-karlinger (Cabinet member)
- Simon Genevaz (Cabinet member)
-
Date 22 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Financing opportunities for sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
-
Date 17 Jan 2023 Location Davos (CH) Subject The Skills Agenda, the European Year of Skills as well as the impact of inflation on the industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
-
Date 10 Jan 2023 Location virtual Subject Taxonomy, ESG ratings, CSRD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject Workshop on the transition towards sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 10 Nov 2022 Location BERL Subject due diligence, sustainable cocoa Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 29 Jun 2022 Location video-call Subject Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 04 Feb 2022 Location video-call Subject revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 03 Dec 2021 Location video-call Subject Discussion on investments into carbon removals with business representatives Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Jun 2021 Location Brussels Subject VTC Meeting - Code of Conduct on responsible food business and market practices Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject EU Code for responsible business and marketing practices Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 May 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject EU code of conduct for responsible marketing and business practices Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 26 Apr 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Dairy denominations Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of agri-food sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of agri-food sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Jan 2021 Location Brussles - video conference Subject Discussion on sustainability commitments Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
-
Date 17 Dec 2020 Location video conferencing Subject consumer policy and green pledges Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Isabelle Perignon (Cabinet member)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
-
Date 12 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Videoconference on the effect of the crisis on employment, especially youth employment, apprenticeships and skills. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
-
Date 07 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Exit and recovery strategy in the agro food sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 18 Mar 2020 Location Video conference Subject Horizon Europe programme and the future EU priorities on Education and Youth. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Maria Koleva (Cabinet member)
- Vasco Ferreira (Cabinet member)
-
Date 18 Mar 2020 Location Video conference Subject Horizon Europe programme and the future EU priorities on Education and Youth. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Vasco Ferreira (Cabinet member)
- Maria Koleva (Cabinet member)
-
Date 24 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
-
Date 17 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 15 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Water and Circular Economy DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
-
Date 19 Feb 2018 Location BERL Subject Food industry/Nestle concerns and priorities for a balanced supply chain Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
-
Date 25 Jan 2018 Location Davos, Switzerland Subject Europe and the role of Research & Innovation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
- Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 06 Jul 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Vocational skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Julie Fionda (Cabinet member)
-
Date 15 Jun 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject dual quality of products Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
-
Date 12 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Evolved pan-European nutrition labelling scheme Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
- Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 04 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject The Evolved Nutrition Label initiative Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 12 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Promotion of apprenticeship in schools Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
-
Date 21 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Keynote dinner speech Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
-
Date 11 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Investment in research and innovation in Europe's agri-food value chains to the benefit of society, growth and jobs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
-
Date 11 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on key issues for food safety and nutrition DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)
-
Date 26 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of Meeting between Commissioner Moedas and Paul Bulcke (Nestlé's CEO) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - José Mendes Bota (Cabinet member)
-
Date 15 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Trans Fatty Acids Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
-
Date 04 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Youth employability and apprenticeships Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Julie Fionda (Cabinet member)
- Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
-
Date 02 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Nestlé's experience as a founding pledge company in the European Alliance for Apprenticeships Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Julie Fionda (Cabinet member)
- Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)