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NESTLÉ

An exposé of how Nestlé became a global food empire through baby formula controversies, child labor in cocoa production, and engineering addictive products.

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Chapters

18 total
  1. 01Prologue
  2. 02Chapter One - Henri Nestlé and the Baby Bottle
  3. 03Chapter Two - Mergers, Milk, and Multinationals
  4. 04Chapter Three - The Baby Formula Wars Begin
  5. 05Chapter Four - Breast Is Best (And They Knew It)
  6. 06Chapter Five - Buying the World’s Candy Aisle
  7. 07Chapter Six - Cocoa, Child Labor, and the Ivory Coast
  8. 08Chapter Seven - The Obesity Pipeline
  9. 09Chapter Eight - The Science of Addictive Food
  10. 10Chapter Nine - The Bottled Water Heist
  11. 11Chapter Ten - The Michigan Backlash
  12. 12Chapter Eleven - Nespresso and the Caffeine Empire
  13. 13Chapter Twelve - Fair Trade or Fair Game?
  14. 14Chapter Thirteen - Feeding the Third World (On Credit)
  15. 15Chapter Fourteen - Lawsuits and Labeling
  16. 16Chapter Fifteen - How to Be Everywhere at Once
  17. 17Chapter Sixteen - The Machine Keeps Running
  18. 18Chapter Seventeen - The Quietest Superpower on Earth
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NESTLÉ

NESTLÉ
The Company That Bottled the World
by James Johnson

Dedication

For the people who’ve never had a choice in what they eat, drink, or trust.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


THANKS TO THE researchers, journalists, health workers, whistleblowers, and investigative teams who have spent years tracing corporate supply chains and exposing what lies beneath the labels. Without their work, this book wouldn’t exist.

And thank you to every reader who still believes that asking who made this? and who profits? is a question worth asking.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


JJ IS THE author of over 300 books across history, economics, culture, and power. He’s known for building clean, readable works that unpack how the world really runs. His books dig under the logos, past the marketing, and into the structure of systems most people don’t think about.

You can find more of his work at jjarchives.com or by searching James Johnson on Amazon.

COPYRIGHT


© 2025 JAMES JOHNSON All rights reserved.

This book is a work of journalism and commentary protected under the doctrine of nominative fair use. The name Nestlé and all associated brand names, logos, and trademarks referenced in this book are the property of their respective owners. This book is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to Nestlé S.A. or any of its subsidiaries.

Any corporate names and trademarks are used solely for the purposes of identification, analysis, and critique. The author makes no claim of ownership over any trademarked terms. All factual claims are based on publicly available records, legal filings, media investigations, financial reports, academic sources, and cited publications at the time of writing.

This book is not intended to defame, misrepresent, or maliciously harm any individuals or entities. It is a good-faith examination of publicly documented corporate behavior, systems, and consequences.

The author does not allege criminal misconduct unless such misconduct has been legally established or admitted to. Opinions expressed are those of the author and are protected as free speech under the First Amendment.

If Nestlé doesn’t like it, they are welcome to refute the facts, not sue the messenger.