雀巢：销售饮用水品牌：波兰泉，鹿园，箭头
2021年2月19日
雀巢：
2月17日，我们以43亿美元的价格出售了北美饮用水品牌，例如波兰春天，鹿园和箭头。
与美国私募股权公司的一手资本合伙人达成协议。
雀巢北美饮用水品牌业务：
在美国，雇员人数约为7,000，在加拿大为230。
2019年销售额为34亿瑞士法郎（3,978亿日元）
2月18日，日内瓦论坛报：
近年来，泉水过量已成为区域干旱的原因。
他指出，“它屡次遭到非政府组织和居民的批评。”
我们专注于发展全球饮用水品牌。
但是，出售北美饮用水业务一直是2020年的挑战。
-杰特罗
https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2021/02/efef355e7be65ce9.html
Nestlé continues strategic transformation of water business, agrees on sale of Nestlé Waters North America brands
Nestlé S.A. today
announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its regional spring water brands, purified water business and beverage delivery service in the U.S. and Canada
to One Rock Capital Partners in partnership with Metropoulos & Co. for USD 4.3 billion.
The Company’s international premium brands including
Perrier®,
S.Pellegrino®
Acqua Panna®
are not a part of the deal. The transaction is expected to close following the completion of customary closing conditions.
The sale includes the following brands in the U.S. and Canada,
which had sales of around CHF 3.4 billion in 2019:
Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water,
Deer Park® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water,
Ozarka® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water,
Ice Mountain® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water,
Zephyrhills® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water,
Arrowhead® Brand Mountain Spring Water,
Pure Life® and Splash.
It also comprises the U.S. direct-to-consumer and office beverage delivery service ReadyRefresh®.
The agreement follows Nestlé’s announcement last year that
it would conduct a strategic review of parts of the North American waters division and sharpen the focus of its global water portfolio.
Commenting on the transaction,
Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO, said:
We continue to transform our global waters business to best position it for long-term profitable growth.
This sale enables us to create a more focused business around our international premium brands, local natural mineral waters and high-quality healthy hydration products.
We will also boost our innovation and business development efforts to capture emerging consumer trends, such as functional water.
Nestlé Global