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Talk About Nestle Selling Nestle Waters North America More talk about Nestle selling Nestle Waters North America February 9, 2021 There has been talk for some time about the possibility of the selling Nestle Waters North America. Some have said only the lower priced products would be sold and the more elite brands retained since they made more profit. One article mentioned the environmentalist resistance as one reason. Rumors abound, but there may be some truth as implied here: Plastic bottles have faced an environmental backlash, while Nestlé’s use of groundwater in some US communities has prompted protests. Its lower-margin US brands have lost market share in the face of tough price competition. Read the original article here in Swissinfo.ch. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. [email protected] – A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back © Jim Tatum Nestlé in talks with One Rock consortium on bottled water sale The Vevey-based company will retain its premium sparkling water brands. Pictured here is its Henniez factory. Keystone / Laurent Gillieron Nestlé is in exclusive talks with a consortium of buyers led by US private equity firm One Rock Capital to sell its North American water business, which includes the Poland Spring and Pure Life brands, for about $4 billion (CHF3.6 billion), said people briefed on the matter. This content was published on February 3, 2021 – 12:38 February 3, 2021 – 12:38 James Fontanella-Khan in New York, and Kaye Wiggins and Judith Evans in London The Swiss consumer goods giant has held talks with a number of buyers since June, including large European rivals, but the US private equity group, which is working with other backers, presented the highest bid during the sale process, those people said. External Content It is unclear who One Rock is working with. One person briefed on the negotiations said the US private equity group was likely to sell off some of the brands immediately to other buyers. A deal could be agreed within weeks, one person said, as the two sides were finalising the agreement. The valuation of approximately $4 billion for the division also includes debt. The talks were first reported by Reuters. Nestlé’s decision last year to review its US-based brands, which also include Deer Park, Ozarka, Ice Mountain, Zephyrhills and Arrowhead, came as sales of bottled water slumped during the coronavirus pandemic. Plastic bottles have faced an environmental backlash, while Nestlé’s use of groundwater in some US communities has prompted protests. Its lower-margin US brands have lost market share in the face of tough price competition. More Nestlé struggles to win over baby formula critics This content was published on Jan 10, 2020 Jan 10, 2020 For Swiss food and beverage giant Nestlé, diversifying its infant formula offerings harbours great promise. But industry critics are sceptical. The Vevey-based company will continue to own its premium sparkling water brands, San Pellegrino, Perrier and Acqua Panna, including in the US. It said last year that it was “fully committed” to expanding these. The sale will significantly reduce Nestlé’s presence in the bottled water market. The brands being sold had sales of about CHF3.4 billion in 2019, more than 40% of Nestlé’s overall CHF7.8 billion of revenues from water that year. Nestlé declined to comment, while One Rock did not respond to requests for comment. It would be a major deal for New York-headquartered One Rock, which has about $3.2 billion in assets under management across three funds and typically buys middle-market businesses, according to its website. The private equity group was founded in 2010 and looks for companies with growth potential and room for operational improvements, the site says. It bought Newell Brands’ process solutions business, which makes plastic, nylons and zinc products, for about $500 million in 2019..
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