Nestlé Health Science homes in on India

In a visit to India this week, Luis Cantarell, president and CEO of Nestlé Health Science, confirmed that the company is planning to expand its nutritional solutions for people with specific dietary needs in the country.

Cantarell hopes that Nestlé Health Science can capitalise on the shift in India towards lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity, especially in urban areas.
 
Nestlé Health Science is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nestlé, and was formed in September 2010. It incorporates the existing global Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition business,
 
The company was established to pioneer science-based nutritional solutions in order to deliver improved personalised healthcare for medical conditions. In the longer term, the company aims to use nutritional solutions to change the healthcare paradigm and deliver affordable and effective health benefits which are also safe and sustainable.
 

Nestlé Health Science has said that it aims to develop a product portfolio and pipeline within five years and establish market leadership, meeting its vision, within a decade from start-up.