Nestlé says bye-bye to Cremora

Disposing of the creamer, which has been sold in SA for almost 80 years, will allow the company to focus investment in other products that can deliver better value.
The company birds nest logo sits on a flag outside the Nestle SA headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland. Image: Michele Limina/Bloomberg

Nestlé SA is cutting ties with a coffee creamer brand that is used in a fifth of all cups of instant coffee drunk in South Africa.

The Swiss food group said its sold Cremora to Groupe Lactalis of France for an undisclosed amount after a review of its local product range, which also includes Nescafé, Ricoffy, Maggi, Nespray and Kit Kat.

Disposing of Cremora, which has been sold in South Africa for almost 80 years, will allow Nestlé to focus investment in other products that can deliver better value.

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Cremora has faced a fierce price battle with local rival Ellis Brown. The 750g pack of creamer made by AVI is sold in many grocery stores for R64.99, exactly the same price as the equal size box of Cremora. Although creamers are generally considered by Nestlé as core products, its coffee creamer business in the US has also struggled.

Nestlé recently replaced its chief executive officer Mark Schneider with Laurent Freixe, an abrupt move that raised concerns about the extent of Nestle’s problems after it repeatedly missed quarterly sales expectations.

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How will guesthouses in SA now survive without the Cremora sachets as part of their in-room coffee offering? 🙂

It will most likely still be available, but now from a different food group: Groupe Lactalis. Not Nestlé anymore.

Ah, imagine the suits arguing over where Cremora fits into their product portfolio… and then a light bulb comes on like a fridge door was opened…

The problem is not inside nestle. But on top… And so they replaced their CEO

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