COMPANY – Nestlé

 

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss transnational food and drink company headquartered in Switzerland.  It is the largest food company in the world measured by revenues and other metrics since 2014. (wikipedia)

 

Nestlé Waters Canada, a division of Nestlé Canada, Inc. — Nestlé Waters North America’s affiliate in Canada — produces two bottled water brands for sale in Canada — NESTLÉ® PURE LIFE®, which is a natural spring water brand in Canada, and MONTCLAIR® Natural Spring Water. Nestlé Waters Canada also sells three international bottled water brands in Canada — ACQUA PANNA, PERRIER and S.PELLEGRINO. Nestlé Waters Canada has two bottling facilities in Canada and approximately 400 employees. (source)

 

NEWS - Nestlé

 

Date

Source

Title

Comment

2019-03-29

New York Times

Is Poland Spring Water Really From a Spring? ‘Not One Drop,’ Says a Lawsuit

Matt Stevens

2018-04-26

The Telegraph (Paris)

French town of Vittel suffering water shortages as Nestle accused of 'overusing' resources

David Chazan

2018-04-03

Detroit Metro Times

Nestlé wins MDEQ approval to suck 400 gallons per minute from Osceola well

Michael Jackman

2018-02-24

Mintpressnews.com

Coke, Nestle Near Ownership of World’s Second Largest Aquifer

Elliott Gabriel

2017-08-23

Winnipeg Free Press

Lawsuit claims Nestlé's Poland Spring defrauds consumers with bottled water

Abha Bhattarai

2017-06-09

Council of Canadians

Petition:  Premier Wynne: Nestle and bottle water have to go!

 

2017-05-24

NYTimes.com (USA)

Where Nestlé Guzzles Water, Michigan Neighbors Take Exception

Steve Friess

2017-04-04

Orangeville Banner

Chefs, musicians, activists set to launch Say No to Nestlé campaign, prepare for Waterstock

Chris Halliday

Waterstock June 11, 2017

2016-11-08

CBC

Nestlé accused of 'shameful tactic' after employees fill seats at contentious meeting

Kate Bueckert

2016-11-02

Council of Canadians

WIN! Township of Centre Wellington passes resolution against Nestle water takings

Council of Canadiansc

2016-09-26

Huffington Post

Nestlé Isn't Alone, Every Damn Drink Maker Is Taking Our Water

Joshua Ostroff

2016-09-22

CBC News

Nestlé says Middlebrook well for 'future business' and Aberfoyle backup

Keith Leslie

2016-09-22

SouthWesternOntario.ca

Nestle outbids small Ontario community for well

Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press

2016-09-21

Sbsun.com (USA)

Why Nestlé can continue to bottle water in the San Bernardino Mountains

Jim Steinberg

2016-08-21

Globe and Mail

Nestlé continues to extract water from Ontario town despite drought: activists

Keith Leslie

2016-08-16

Los Angeles Magazine

How Nestlé Gets Away With Pumping California’s Water for Next to Nothing

David Dayen

2016-06-16

Usuncut.com

Nestlé Just Suffered a Major Defeat as Community Blocks Water Privatization

Nathan Wellman

2016-05-29

CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo

Guelph Water Walk celebrates water, opposes Nestlé

Jenna Freeman

2016-04-14

CTV News Kitchener

Nestle seeking 10-year renewal of Aberfoyle water-taking permit

- taking from the Grand River Watershed

2016-04-01

Sum of Us Petition

Kathleen Wynne: Stop Nestlé from sucking Ontario dry!

No EBR # as at June 29, 2016

2016-02-28

CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo

Nestlé test of Elora well gains limited support from critics

Kate Bueckert, Andrea Bellemare

- Middlebrook well proposal

EBR 012-4935

2016-01-03

USnews.com

Feds Investigate Nestle in California

Associated Press

2015-08-24

Guelph Mercury

Centre Wellington Council votes to take action on Nestle water taking permit

Joanne Shuttleworth

2015-08-07

TVO

Elora is 'ground zero' in a battle over bottled water

Tim Alamenciak

2015-06-19

Sum of Us Petition

Petition:  Stop Nestle from Sucking My State Dry (Oregon, USA)

Joseph Schommer

2015-05-14

Theguardian.com

Nestlé boss says he wants to bottle more water in California despite drought

Rupert Neate

- Nestle

2015-05-12

The Sun

Nestlé pitches $7 million in projects to save water in California

Jim Steinberg

- Nestle

2015-03-26

Guelph Mercury

Nestle conditionally purchases Elora spring water firm

 

2014-07-14

Salon

Nestlé is bottling water straight from the heart of California’s drought

Lindsay Abrams

- Nestle Arrowhead and Pure Life brands

2015-03-16

Daily KOS

Water coalition to hold press conference regarding 'shutdown' of Nestlé Plant

Dan Bacher

- Nestle

2013-10-08

EcoJustice

Nestlé bows to pressure from community groups on bottled water fight

- Nestle attempting to cancel drought restrictions

2013-08-16

CBC News

Nestlé's Guelph-area water permit to get environment review

Margo McDiarmid

2013-08-16

Council of Canadians

Nestle settlement not in the public interest, says Environmental Review Tribunal

Media Release

- hearing to reconsider lift of water taking restrictions during drought

2013-08-14

The Province (BC)

The ‘Wild West’ of groundwater:  Billion-dollar Nestle extracting B.C.’s drinking water for free

Dan Fumno

2013-06-25

Youtube /

breakingtheset

Video: Nestle Responds to Abby / Corporate Troll Spotting (8 mins)

Abby Martin

2013-06-13

Portland Daily Sun (USA)

Fryeburg residents protest proposed Nestle Waters contract

Maine, USA

Nestle Waters of North America

Poland Spring

Fryeburg Water Co.

Evergreen Spring

2013-06-12

Youtube /

breakingtheset

Nestle:  Water’s Corporate Takeover, Brainwash Update (4 mins)

Abby Martin

2013-06-04

Huffington Post

Nestle Canada Water Dispute:  Company Denies It Wants to Take Water During Times of Drought

Daniel Tencer

2013-04-25

Huffington Post

Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck Says We Don’t Have a Right to Water, Believes We Do Have a Right to Water and Everyone’s Confused. (Video)

George McGraw

2012-10-01

Orangeville Banner

Orangeville.com

Nestle plans to appeal MOE restrictions

Chris Halliday – not specific to the proposed mega-quarry but indicative of water management in the Grand River watershed (1.113 million litres per day)

 

 

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