A moment where my shallow media habits are revealed!  In a quite recent 
"Antiques Roadshow" an old tin advertising plate for Nestle, in German, 
was brought in by a punter.  The antique expert explained it was quite 
rare, as it showed Nestle from Germany, prior to the move to 
Switzerland.  (It wasn't for formula, as I recall).  He was born 
Heinrich Nestle (no accent on the e), and changed it to Henri Nestle (e 
with an accent) when settled in  Switzerland.  He invented the formula 
some years later, in Switzerland, according to the sources I've just 
googled.

It occurred to me that it was odd that the company never acknowledged 
that it had traded as Nestle (unaccented) in Germany prior to the move 
to Switzerland... but perhaps it was easier for the family to establish 
in Switzerland without reference to the reasons for hurrying out of 
Germany, hence the name change.  Which was why I mentioned it for the 
paper, as that's a small but interesting point in terms of European history.

http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/celebrities/bios/81.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Nestl%C3%A9

http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/guide/lake_geneva/nestle.html

Morgan


Rachel Myr wrote:
> Morgan, your post is the first I'd ever heard that Nestle used to be based
> in Germany.  I can't see anything to that effect on their website either.
> Do you have a source for that information?  Please post it to the list if
> so, and if not, please let us know that as well.
>
>   

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