Founder Profile
George Page
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is George Page?
George Page is a founder of Nestlé S.A., which was founded in 1866 with Henri Nestlé and Charles Page.
- Company founded
- Nestlé S.A.
- Founded
- 1866
- Co-founders
- Henri Nestlé and Charles Page
Background
George Page was Charles Page's brother and ran the company's operations in Switzerland.
Founding Story
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.