Who Founded Nestlé?

Henri Nestlé (1814-1890) developed Farine Lactée in 1867, a milk-and-cereal infant food for babies who could not be breastfed. Its success gave the company his name and nest logo. He sold the business in 1875.

He was born Heinrich Nestle on August 10, 1814 and died on July 7, 1890. He is described as a German-born Swiss confectioner. Henri Nestlé was born in 1814.

Charles Page (1838-1873) was an American diplomat who recognized the potential for producing high-quality condensed milk utilizing Switzerland's abundant fresh milk supply. In 1866, he co-founded the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company with his brother George. The company successfully expanded across Europe and eventually merged with Henri Nestlé's Farine Lactée in 1905 to form the foundation of the modern Nestlé Group.

Charles Albert Page was born on May 22, 1838 and died on May 26, 1873. He served as Consul of the United States in Zurich from 1865 to 1869. Charles Page was born in 1838.

George Page co-founded the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in 1866 and led it as it grew in Europe, selling condensed milk under the Milkmaid brand. He died in 1899, before the 1905 merger with Nestlé.

George Page was born in 1836 in Palmyra.

George Ham Page, known as General Page, was born on May 16, 1836 and died on April 20, 1899. He was an American industrialist who worked mainly in Switzerland, and the alpine skier George Page was his grandson and namesake.