Jennifer Tow asks whether Nestle is an outstanding corporate citizen,  
and I think it is safe to say that they are.  They stand out in their  
determination to gain the greatest possible market share of nutrients  
for any species whose food can be purchased in supermarkets.  They  
stand out in their disregard of the WHO code on marketing of  
breastmilk substitutes.  They stand out in their eagerness to find new  
avenues for contacting parents of young children for the purpose of  
marketing their own products.
To my mind none of these outstanding qualities are positive ones, but  
for their shareholders and management, they put food on the table and  
dividends in the bank.  If that is what you care most about, and you  
aren't concerned about public health, I guess you won't mind what  
Nestle does.  If you care about the lives of children more than about  
making money as fast and furiously as possible, you won't support  
Nestle.  But outstanding fits, any way you look at it.

Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway, where Nestle not long ago bought up one of the  
two brands of ice cream I used to eat, so now I am saving money by  
restricting my frozen confectionery consumption even more

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