Nestlé is a Swiss chocolate company. (what else?) Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "pierre a. lachance" <palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 6:30 PM Subject: Re: smarties (nestlé)
> Damian > > > > >> 1. Smarties; > > > > > >Oh, that British (Rowntree) candy? > > > > Actually Smarties were bought from Rowntree and (pretty sure here) are > > now owned by Nestlie. I think Nestlie is Canadian owned. > > I really wished that nestlé could be canadian, I would have bought shares 50 > years ago...but they are swiss and one of the biggest if not the biggest > holders of chocolate, milk and cafe companies in the world ??? a few years > back, they wanted to buy or control carnation milk and the us gouvernment > did not let them I think???(not sure of this?) > > pierre a. lachance > lac beauport, quebec > |
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