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95-570: In its early years, the Butterfinger was promoted by Shirley Temple in the 1934 film Baby Take a Bow . It was advertised by characters from The Simpsons (most notably Bart Simpson ) from 1988 to 2001. Butterfinger was invented by Otto Schnering in 1923. Schnering had founded the Curtiss Candy Company near Chicago , Illinois , in 1922. The company held a public contest to choose the name of this candy. In an early marketing campaign,

190-571: A US$ 2.6   billion acquisition was announced of Chef America , the creator of Hot Pockets . In the same time-frame, Nestlé entered in a joint bid with Cadbury and came close to purchasing the American company Hershey's , one of its fiercest confectionery competitors, but the deal eventually fell through. In December 2005, Nestlé bought the Greek company Delta Ice Cream for €240 million. In January 2006, it took full ownership of Dreyer's, thus becoming

285-491: A seventh grader . Temple noted that she had difficulty adapting to a school environment after having spent much of her youth with adults and private tutors. However, her classmate June Lockhart described her as having "integrated herself right away" and seeming "delighted to be there". Temple frequently attended school dances and extracurricular activities, and according to Lockhart, "students did not treat her differently despite her successful film career." Temple graduated from

380-926: A $ 150-per-week contract that was guaranteed for two weeks by Fox. The role was a breakthrough performance for Temple. Her charm was evident to Fox executives, and she was ushered into corporate offices almost immediately after finishing "Baby, Take a Bow", a song-and-dance number that she performed with James Dunn . Biographer John Kasson argues: In almost all of these films, she played the role of emotional healer, mending rifts between erstwhile sweethearts, estranged family members, traditional and modern ways, and warring armies. Characteristically lacking one or both parents, she constituted new families of those most worthy to love and protect her. Producers delighted in contrasting her diminutive stature, sparkling eyes, dimpled smile, and 56 blond curls by casting her opposite strapping leading men, such as Gary Cooper , John Boles , Victor McLaglen , and Randolph Scott . Yet her favorite costar

475-468: A Bow (named after their song in Stand Up and Cheer! ). Temple's third film, also with Dunn, was Bright Eyes (1934), a movie written especially for her. After the success of her first three films, Temple's parents realized that she was not being paid sufficiently. Her image also began to appear on numerous commercial products without her legal authorization and without compensation. To regain control over

570-518: A California-based producer of plant-based foods, for an undisclosed sum. In January 2018, Nestlé USA announced it was selling its US confectionary business to Ferrara Candy Company , an Italian chocolate and candy maker and Ferrero -related company. The company was sold for a total of an estimated $ 2.8 billion. In May 2018, it was announced that Nestlé and Starbucks struck a $ 7.15 billion distribution deal, which allows Nestlé to market, sell and distribute Starbucks coffee globally and to incorporate

665-516: A New Zealand-based company that develops kiwifruit -based food products as of 2012. Nestlé sold its Jenny Craig business unit to North Castle Partners in 2013. In February 2013, Nestlé Health Science bought Pamlab, which makes medical foods based on L-methylfolate targeting depression, diabetes, and memory loss. In February 2014, Nestlé sold its PowerBar sports nutrition business to Post Holdings, Inc. Later, in November 2014, Nestlé announced that it

760-532: A child, but a 30-year-old dwarf, due in part to her stocky body type. The rumor was so prevalent, especially in Europe, that the Vatican dispatched Father Silvio Massante to investigate whether she was indeed a child. The fact that she never seemed to miss any teeth led some people to conclude that she had all her adult teeth. Temple was actually losing her primary teeth regularly through her days with Fox—for example, during

855-561: A chocolate factory in 1830) became partners and founded the Société générale suisse des chocolats Peter et Kohler réunis . In 1911, the company created by Peter and Kohler merged with Cailler. Alexandre Cailler (grandson of François-Louis Cailler ) had founded a chocolate factory in Broc in 1898, still used by Nestlé today; which enabled the production of milk chocolate on a large scale. In 1929, Peter, Cailler, Kohler, Chocolats Suisses finally merged with

950-575: A cold, which caused her to miss a couple of days. As a result, a false report originated in Britain that all of her hair had been cut off. Temple became active in the California Republican Party . In 1967, she ran unsuccessfully in a special election in California's 11th congressional district after eight-term Republican J. Arthur Younger died of leukemia . She ran in the open primary as

1045-546: A conservative Republican and came in second with 34,521 votes (22.44%), behind Republican law school professor Pete McCloskey , who placed first in the primary with 52,882 votes (34.37%) and advanced to the general election with Democrat Roy A. Archibald, who finished fourth with 15,069 votes (9.79%), but advanced as the highest-placed Democratic candidate. In the general election, McCloskey was elected with 63,850 votes (57.2%) to Archibald's 43,759 votes (39.2%). Temple received 3,938 votes (3.53%) as an independent write-in. Temple

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1140-494: A finger on my Butterfinger" advertising campaign featuring Bart Simpson would be returning. In the opening sequence of " Treehouse of Horror XXVIII " (2017), the family appeared as candy in a bowl. Bart, a "Barterfinger" bar, tells his mother, Marge, a " Marge Bar ", he is scared, and she comforts him by stating he was always the last to be taken. In May 2024, The Simpsons returned for Butterfinger's 100th anniversary. Bart and Homer were featured on single and two pack wrappers while

1235-513: A homage to the earlier The Simpsons commercials. In February 2010, Butterfinger revived its "Nobody better lay a finger..." slogan as "Nobody's gonna lay a finger on my Butterfinger." A comedy horror film entitled Butterfinger The 13th was made to promote the product in October 2011. In April 2013, an official announcement via the Twitter account of The Simpsons stated that the "Nobody better lay

1330-462: A joint bid from Danone and Mead Johnson. In recent years, Nestlé Health Science has made several acquisitions: CM&D Pharma Ltd., a company that specialises in the development of products for patients with chronic conditions like kidney disease; and Prometheus Laboratories, a firm specialising in treatments for gastrointestinal diseases and cancer. It also holds a minority stake in Vital Foods,

1425-444: A manufacturer of seasonings and soups. Crosse & Blackwell followed in 1950, as did Findus (1963), Libby's (1971), and Stouffer's (1973). Diversification came under chairman & CEO Pierre Liotard-Vogt with a shareholding in L'Oreal in 1974 and the acquisition of Alcon Laboratories Inc. in 1977 for $ 280 million. In the 1980s, Nestlé's improved bottom line allowed the company to launch further acquisitions. Carnation

1520-548: A number of corporate acquisitions including Crosse & Blackwell in 1960, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007. The company has been associated with various controversies , facing criticism and boycotts over its marketing of baby formula as an alternative to breastfeeding in developing countries (where clean water may be scarce), its reliance on child labour in cocoa production , and its production and promotion of bottled water . Nestlé's origin dates back to

1615-1194: A nutrition, health and wellness company in an effort to combat declining confectionery sales and the threat of expanding government regulation of such foods. This effort is being led through the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences under the direction of Ed Baetge. The institute aims to develop "a new industry between food and pharmaceuticals" by creating foodstuffs with preventive and corrective health properties that would replace pharmaceutical drugs from pill bottles. The Health Science branch has already produced several products, such as drinks and protein shakes meant to combat malnutrition, diabetes, digestive health, obesity, and other diseases. It acquired British pharmaceutical company Vitaflo , which makes clinical nutritional products for people with genetic disorders , in August of 2010. In July 2011, Nestlé SA agreed to buy 60 percent of Hsu Fu Chi International Ltd. for about US$ 1.7   billion . On 23 April 2012, Nestlé agreed to acquire Pfizer Inc. 's infant-nutrition , formerly Wyeth Nutrition, unit for US$ 11.9   billion , topping

1710-565: A parody of the Mae West feature She Done Him Wrong , with Temple as a saloon singer. That same year, she appeared in Kid 'in' Africa as a child imperiled in the jungle and in Runt Page , a pastiche of the previous year's The Front Page . The younger players in the cast recited their lines phonetically. Temple became the breakout star of this series, and Educational promoted her to 20-minute comedies in

1805-482: A peanut butter swirl and bits of the Butterfinger candy bar in it. Grocery store Kroger has a flavor in their "Jammed" line named Peanut Butter Candy Crunch that is a peanut-flavored frozen dairy dessert with Butterfinger chunks and a peanut butter swirl whose flavor resembles that of the Butterfinger candy bar. Shirley Temple This is an accepted version of this page Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple ; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014)

1900-851: A result, her only film for MGM was the relatively unsuccessful film Kathleen , released in 1941. Miss Annie Rooney followed for United Artists in 1942, but was unsuccessful. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer starring Cary Grant and Fort Apache starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda were two of her few hit films in the 1940s. Her then-husband John Agar also appeared in Fort Apache . She and future U.S. president Ronald Reagan were both in That Hagen Girl (1947) . She did not formally announce her retirement from full-length films until 1950. Temple briefly had her own radio series on CBS . Junior Miss debuted March 4, 1942, in which she played

1995-647: A series of shorts in The Tracey Ullman Show at the time. The first commercial was the advertisement "The Butterfinger Group", which featured the debut of the character Milhouse Van Houten . The Simpsons was immediately popular and boosted the candy's popularity. In 1992, the Simpsons began to appear in Butterfinger BB's commercials. The Simpsons -Butterfinger marketing was phased out by 2001 but brought back in 2010. Butterfinger campaigns include counting down

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2090-511: A similar announcement followed concerning the reduction of sugar content in its breakfast cereals in the UK. The company announced a $ 20.8 billion share buyback in June 2017, following the publication of a letter written by Third Point Management founder Daniel S. Loeb , Nestlé's fourth-largest stakeholder with a $ 3.5 billion stake, explaining how the firm should change its business structure. Consequently,

2185-641: A strategic partnership with a Belgian chocolate maker, Pierre Marcolini. Nestlé agreed to sell its controlling stake in Alcon to Novartis on 4 January 2010. The sale was to form part of a broader US$ 39.3   billion offer by Novartis for full acquisition of the world's largest eye-care company. On March 2, 2010, Nestlé completed the purchase of Kraft Foods 's North American frozen pizza business for US$ 3.7   billion , which included brands such as DiGiorno , Tombstone , and California Pizza Kitchen . Since 2010, Nestlé has been working to transform itself into

2280-570: Is being launched in partnership with the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA), a consortium that includes companies such as Intel and Bank of America . In January 2017, Nestlé announced that it was relocating its US headquarters from Glendale, California , to Rosslyn, Virginia , outside of Washington, DC . In March 2017, Nestlé announced that they will lower the sugar content in Kit Kat , Yorkie and Aero chocolate bars by 10% by 2018. In July,

2375-506: Is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal , the world's largest cosmetics company. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", which was established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé" founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé . The company grew significantly during World War I and again following World War II , expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made

2470-523: Is the biggest food company in the world, with a market capitalisation of roughly 231 billion Swiss francs, which is more than US$ 247 billion as of May 2015. Nestlé has a primary listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange and is a constituent of the Swiss Market Index . It previously had a secondary listing on Euronext . In 2014, consolidated sales were CHF 91.61 billion and net profit

2565-537: The 1980 Republican primaries . When rumours circulated that Reagan was planning to reappoint Temple as chief of protocol after Lenore Annenberg 's resignation, Temple remarked that she didn't "believe in looking back". She served as the United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (August 23, 1989 – July 12, 1992), having been appointed by President George H. W. Bush , and was the first and only woman in this job. Temple bore witness to two crucial moments in

2660-452: The 1980 presidential election that she would be given a cabinet position or another ambassadorship. Reagan did send Temple as his representative to Paris as part of American inaugural celebrations abroad, however, she was not given any new posting during the Reagan administration. Writer Anne Edwards suggested that this was because Temple had supported Reagan's rival, George H. W. Bush , in

2755-583: The Frolics of Youth series with Frank Coghlan Jr. Temple played Mary Lou Rogers, the baby sister in a contemporary suburban family. Temple and her child costars modeled for breakfast cereals and other products to fund production costs. She was lent to Tower Productions for a small role in the studio's first feature film, The Red-Haired Alibi (1932), and in 1933 to Universal , Paramount and Warner Bros. Pictures for various parts, including an uncredited role in To

2850-558: The Republican National Convention , Temple and her husband were given a room with a White House telephone in it. Temple recalled that she speculated to her husband that the phone had been installed as Ford was about to ask her to be his running mate at the convention, however, the phone was disconnected. Bob Dole was instead chosen as the Vice Presidential nominee. Temple had hoped after Ronald Reagan 's victory in

2945-677: The 1860s when two separate Swiss enterprises were founded that would later form Nestlé. In the following decades, the two competing enterprises expanded their businesses throughout Europe and the United States . In the late 19th and early 20th century, Henri Nestlé and his successors participated in the development of the chocolate industry in Switzerland , together with the Peter , Kohler , and Cailler families. In 1904, Daniel Peter and Charles-Amédée Kohler (son of Charles-Amédée Kohler who founded

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3040-580: The Cinema in Her Time , and she was animated with Donald Duck in The Autograph Hound . In 1940, Lester Cowan, an independent film producer, bought the screen rights to F. Scott Fitzgerald 's Babylon Revisited for $ 80. Fitzgerald thought his screenwriting days were over, and with some hesitation, accepted Cowan's offer to write the screenplay titled "Cosmopolitan" based on the short story. After finishing

3135-533: The European countries that supported the nutritional label. In 2020, Nestlé USA's and Nestlé Canada's ice cream divisions were acquired by Froneri . Also during that year, Nestlé announced that the company wants to invest in plant-based food, starting with a "tuna salad" and meat-free products to engage and reach younger and vegan consumers. Nestle is expanding manufacturing capacity in India and increasing investments —

3230-648: The Good Ship Lollipop " for him. The Independent Theatre Owners Association paid for an advertisement in The Hollywood Reporter in May 1938 that included Temple on a list of actors who deserved their salaries while others' (including Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford) "box-office draw is nil" . In 1939, she was the subject of the Salvador Dalí painting Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of

3325-460: The Last Man (1933), starring Randolph Scott and Esther Ralston . After viewing one of Temple's Frolics of Youth films, Fox Film Corporation songwriter Jay Gorney saw her dancing in the theater lobby. Recognizing her from the screen, Gorney arranged a screen test for Temple for the film Stand Up and Cheer! (1934). Temple auditioned on December 7, 1933, and won the part. She was signed to

3420-670: The Nestlé group. An earlier alliance in 1904 between Peter and Nestlé also allowed the production of milk chocolate in the United States, at the Fulton plant. In 1905, Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss merged to become the Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, retaining that name until 1947 when the name 'Nestlé Alimentana SA' was taken as a result of the acquisition of Fabrique de Produits Maggi SA (founded 1884) and its holding company, Alimentana SA, of Kempttal, Switzerland. The company's current name

3515-588: The authorized corporate licenses began to be issued. Bright Eyes , written with her acting style in mind, was released in 1934 The film included the song " On the Good Ship Lollipop ", which is considered to be her signature song . She was awarded a miniature Juvenile Oscar in 1935. Temple's quota of films in each calendar year was increased from three to four in the contract that her parents signed in July 1934. Now and Forever starring Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard (with Temple billed third with her name above

3610-523: The brand's coffee varieties into Nestlé's proprietary single-serve system, expanding the overseas markets for both companies. Nestlé set a new profit target in September 2017 and agreed to offload over 20 of its US candy brands in January 2018. However, sales grew only 2.4% in 2017, and as of July 2018, the share price declined more than 8%. While some suggestions were adopted, Loeb said in a July 2018 letter that

3705-464: The company dropped Butterfinger and Baby Ruth candy bars from airplanes in cities across the United States as a publicity stunt that helped increase its popularity. The candy bar was also promoted in Baby Take a Bow , a 1934 film featuring Shirley Temple . In 1964, Standard Brands , Inc. purchased the Curtiss Candy Company . It then merged with Nabisco in 1981. RJR Nabisco was formed in 1985 by

3800-554: The company will invest between ₹ 60-65 billion ($ 723-783 million) from 2020 to 2025. On 16 February 2021, Nestlé announced that it had agreed to sell its water brands in the US and Canada to One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co . The sale would include the spring water and mountain brands, the purified water brand and the delivery service. The plan did not include the Perrier, S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna brands. In early April 2021,

3895-660: The company's growth that quarter came from "vitamins, minerals, and supplements that support health and the immune system". Bountiful's brands included Nature's Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi-Flex, and Puritan's Pride. In July 2021, Vitaflo International Ltd. (subsidiary to Nestlé Health Science since 2010) acquired the Dr. Schär brands, Mevalia and ComidaMed, which are used for the dietary management of IEM and cow’s milk protein allergy to complement Vitaflo’s existing IEM product portfolio. In January 2022, Nestlé will pay cocoa farmers cash if they send their children to school. In May 2022, it

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3990-535: The company's second most important activity; white chocolate was created in the following decade. Louis Dapples was CEO till 1937 when succeeded by Édouard Muller till his death in 1948. Nestlé felt the effects of the Second World War immediately. Profits dropped from US$ 20 million in 1938 to US$ 6 million in 1939. Factories were established in developing countries, particularly in South America. Ironically,

4085-508: The dance school, Temple was spotted by Charles Lamont , who was a casting director for Educational Pictures . She hid behind a piano while he was in the studio. Lamont liked Temple and invited her to audition. He signed her to a contract in 1932. Educational Pictures launched its Baby Burlesks , 10-minute comedy shorts satirizing recent films and events, using preschool children in every role. In 1933, Temple appeared in Glad Rags to Riches ,

4180-727: The end of 1935. Elaborate sets were built for the production at the famed Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth , where a rock feature at the heavily filmed location ranch was eventually named Shirley Temple Rock. Heidi was the only other Temple film released in 1937. Midway through shooting of the movie, the dream sequence was added to the script. Temple herself reportedly was behind the dream sequence and she had enthusiastically pushed for it, but in her autobiography, she vehemently denied this. Her contract gave neither her parents nor her any creative control over her movies. She saw this as Zanuck's refusal to make any serious attempt at building upon

4275-631: The end of the world or BARmageddon , with evidence such as the first-ever, QR shaped crop circle in Kansas, a Butterfinger comedy-horror movie called “Butterfinger the 13th,” the first interactive digital graphic novel by a candy brand starring the Butterfinger Defense League, and several attention-grabbing April Fool's Day pranks, including the renaming of the candy bar to “The Finger.” On April 1, 2008, Nestlé launched an April Fool's Day prank in which they claimed that they had changed

4370-410: The end of which an exhausted, nettled social worker dealt with each person as a faceless number. Shirley offered a natural solution: to open one's heart. President Franklin D. Roosevelt praised her performances, saying, "It is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles." On December 21, 1933, Temple's contract

4465-524: The film. However, her mother demurred. In any case, the Cowan project was shelved by the producer. Fitzgerald was later credited with the use of the original story for The Last Time I Saw Paris starring Elizabeth Taylor . As her contract with 20th Century-Fox was coming to a close, Temple's mother applied her for entrance into the Westlake School for Girls in September 1939. There, Temple would enroll as

4560-517: The firm will reportedly focus investment on sectors such as coffee and pet care and will seek acquisitions in the consumer health-care industry. In 2016, Nestlé and PAI Partners establish a joint venture, Froneri , to combine the two companies' ice cream activities throughout Europe and other international countries. In July 2017, Nestlé introduced a new type of infant formula in Spain, containing two human milk oligosaccharides . Oligosaccharides are

4655-510: The food and beverage industry to the board. In September 2018, Nestlé announced that it would sell Gerber Life Insurance for $ 1.55 billion. In October 2018, Nestlé announced the launch of the Nestlé Alumni Network, through a strategic partnership with SAP & EnterpriseAlumni , to engage with their over 1 million alumni globally. In 2019, the company announced that it would publish Nutri-Score on all of its products sold in

4750-506: The height of her popularity, Temple was the subject of many myths and rumors, with several being propagated by the Fox press department. Fox publicized her as a natural talent with no formal acting or dance training. As a way of explaining how she knew stylized buck-and-wing dancing, she was enrolled for two weeks in the Elisa Ryan School of Dancing. False claims circulated that Temple was not

4845-647: The history of Czechoslovakia's fight against communism. She was in Prague in August 1968, as a representative of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, and was going to meet with Czechoslovakian party leader Alexander Dubček on the very day that Soviet-backed forces invaded the country. Dubček fell out of favor with the Soviets after a series of reforms, known as the Prague Spring . Temple, who

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4940-569: The hour-long program was seen as a series of specials on ABC . Starting in 1959 the series began airing every third Monday night, alternating with Cheyenne . In 1960 the series moved to NBC , where it was broadcast under the title of The Shirley Temple Show until September 10, 1961. In 1999, she hosted the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars awards show on CBS , and in 2001 served as a consultant on an ABC-TV production of her autobiography, Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story. John Kasson states: She

5035-461: The label. Temple lamented in her memoirs that it "made no economic sense" to pursue litigation against those who made unlicensed goods under her name; a successful lawsuit was filed by Ideal Toy Company against a certain Lenora Doll Company, which manufactured and sold Shirley Temple dolls without authorization, with Temple herself cited as a co-plaintiff befitting her celebrity status. At

5130-895: The largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017. In 2023, the company was ranked 50th in the Forbes Global 2000 . Nestlé's products include coffee and tea, candy and confectionery, bottled water, infant formula and baby food , dairy products and ice cream, frozen foods, breakfast cereals, dry packaged foods and snacks, pet foods, and medical food . Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF (about US$ 1.1   billion ), including Nespresso , Nescafé , Kit Kat , Smarties , Nesquik , Stouffer's , Vittel , and Maggi . Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It

5225-416: The merger of Nabisco Brands and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company . In December 1988, RJR Nabisco was purchased by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in what was, at the time, the largest leveraged buyout in history. In February 1990, Nestlé, a Swiss multinational food and beverage company, bought Baby Ruth and Butterfinger from RJR Nabisco. When measured by revenues, Nestlé is by far the largest food company in

5320-416: The name of the candy bar to "The Finger", citing consumer research that indicated that the original brand was "clumsy" and "awkward". The prank included a fake website promoting the change that featured a video press release. When the joke was revealed, the website redirected visitors to the fictitious "Butterfinger Comedy Network". In 2009, a new advertisement for Butterfinger was produced that appeared to be

5415-475: The operations of the Ferrero Candy Company. Ferrero reformulated the Butterfinger in January 2019, with labels displaying "Improved Recipe". "Better" Butterfinger, as it is identified in advertising, uses larger runner peanuts in the bar's core that are roasted at the manufacturing plant. The new bar also uses a higher percentage of cocoa and milk in the "chocolatey" coating and cuts ingredients such as

5510-412: The preservative TBHQ and hydrogenated oils. The packaging itself has also been upgraded to avoid spoilage. Representatives of the brand claimed that sales had "improved with the new recipe, specifically after posting a double-digit sales decline prior to the brand revamp." Some social media users have criticized the new recipe. Beginning in 1988, Butterfinger was advertised with The Simpsons , still

5605-435: The rumor. She later said she wished all she had to do was wear a wig. The nightly process she endured in the setting of her curls was tedious and grueling, with weekly vinegar rinses that stung her eyes. Rumors spread that her hair color was not naturally blonde. During the making of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm , news spread that she was going to do extended scenes without her trademark curls. During production, she also caught

5700-484: The sale was concluded. The COVID-19 pandemic did not affect Nestlé negatively. Due to lockdowns, people bought more packaged foods, not only coffee and dairy products, but also pet products, which increased the company's sales. Nestlé is recording its strongest quarterly sales growth in 10 years. In April 2021, Nestlé agreed to purchase the vitamin manufacturing Bountiful Company , formerly known as The Nature's Bounty Co., for $ 5.75 billion, noting as well that much of

5795-574: The school in May 1945. Shirley signed with MGM after leaving 20th Century-Fox. However, upon meeting with Arthur Freed for a preliminary interview, the MGM producer exposed his genitals to her. When this elicited nervous giggles in response, Freed threw her out and ended their contract before any films were produced. The next idea was teaming her with Garland and Rooney for the musical Babes on Broadway . Fearing that either of those two could easily upstage Temple, MGM replaced her with Virginia Weidler . As

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5890-421: The screenplay, Fitzgerald was told by Cowan that he would not do the film unless Temple starred in the lead role of the youngster Honoria. Fitzgerald objected, saying that at age 12, the actress was too worldly for the part and would detract from the aura of innocence otherwise framed by Honoria's character. After meeting Temple in July, Fitzgerald changed his mind, and tried to persuade her mother to let her star in

5985-760: The shifts are too small and too slow. In a statement, Nestlé wrote that it was "delivering results" and listed actions it had taken, including investing in key brands and its global coffee partnership with Starbucks. However, activist investors disagreed, leading Third Point Management to launch NestleNOW, a website to push its case with recommendations calling for change, accusing Nestlé of not being as fast, aggressive, or strategic as it needs to be. Activist investors called for Nestlé to divide into three units with distinct CEOs, regional structures, and marketing heads - beverage, nutrition, and grocery; spin off more businesses that do not fit its model such as ice cream, frozen foods, and confectionery; and add an outsider with expertise in

6080-436: The sidewalk ceremony in front of Grauman's Theatre, where she took off her shoes and placed her bare feet in the concrete, taking attention away from her face. When acting, she wore dental plates and caps to hide the gaps in her teeth. Another rumor said her teeth had been filed to make them appear like baby teeth. A rumor about Temple's trademark hair was that she wore a wig. On multiple occasions, fans yanked her hair to test

6175-584: The success of her dramatic role in Wee Willie Winkie . One of the many examples of how Temple was permeating popular culture at the time is the references to her in the 1937 film Stand-In ; newly minted film studio honcho Atterbury Dodd (played by Leslie Howard ) has never heard of Temple, much to the shock and disbelief of former child star Lester Plum (played by Joan Blondell ), who describes herself as "the Shirley Temple of my day", and performs " On

6270-404: The third child of homemaker Gertrude Temple and bank employee George Temple. The family was of Dutch , English, and German ancestry. She had two brothers: John and George, Jr. The family moved to Brentwood, Los Angeles . Temple's mother encouraged her to develop her singing, dancing, and acting talents. At about this time, her mother began styling Temple's hair in ringlets . While at

6365-563: The third most abundant components of breast milk with various health benefits, but previously were not part of infant formula. In September 2017, Nestlé S.A. acquired a majority stake of Blue Bottle Coffee . While the deal's financial details were not disclosed, the Financial Times reported "Nestlé is understood to be paying up to $ 500m for the 68 per cent stake in Blue Bottle". In September 2017, Nestlé USA agreed to acquire Sweet Earth,

6460-534: The title beneath Cooper's and Lombard's), The Little Colonel , Our Little Girl , Curly Top (with the signature song " Animal Crackers in My Soup ") and The Littlest Rebel were released after the contract was signed. Curly Top was Temple's last film before the merger between 20th Century Pictures and the Fox Film Corporation. Temple's salary was $ 2,500 per week (equivalent to $ 55,558 in 2023) by

6555-410: The title role. The series was based on stories by Sally Benson . Sponsored by Procter & Gamble , Junior Miss was directed by Gordon Hughes, with David Rose as musical director. The series ended on August 26, 1942. From 1958 until 1961, Temple was the hostess, narrator, and an occasional actress on an anthology series of fairy tale adaptations called Shirley Temple's Storybook . During 1958

6650-462: The use of her image and to negotiate with Fox, Temple's parents hired lawyer Lloyd Wright to represent them. On July 18, 1934, Temple's contractual salary was raised to $ 1,000 per week (equivalent to $ 22,776 in 2023), and her mother's salary was raised to $ 250 per week (equivalent to $ 5,694 in 2023), with an additional $ 15,000 (equivalent to $ 341,642 in 2023) bonus for each finished film. Cease-and-desist letters were sent to many companies and

6745-539: The war helped with the introduction of the company's newest product, Nescafé ("Nestlé's Coffee"), which became a staple drink of the US military. Despite that, Nestlé actually supplied both sides in the war: the company had a contract to feed the German army. Nestlé's production and sales rose in the wartime economy. The end of World War II was the beginning of a dynamic phase for Nestlé. Growth accelerated and numerous companies were acquired. In 1947 Nestlé merged with Maggi ,

6840-527: The whole family was on Fun Size packaging. Butterfinger sponsored pro Freestyle Motocross rider Nate Adams as well as pro BMX rider Ryan Nyquist in 2003. Butterfinger also sponsored Blushi and other Twitch streamers in 2023. Butterfingers are used in a part of Edy's Fun Flavors line (branded as Dreyer's west of the Rocky Mountains and outside the United States). The product is vanilla ice cream with

6935-700: The world's largest ice cream maker, with a 17.5% market share. In June 2006, Nestlé purchased weight-loss company Jenny Craig for US$ 600   million . In July 2007, completing a deal announced the year before, Nestlé acquired the Medical Nutrition division of Novartis Pharmaceutical for US$ 2.5   billion and also acquiring the milk-flavoring product known as Ovaltine , the "Boost" and "Resource" lines of nutritional supplements, and Optifast dieting products. In April 2007, returning to its roots, Nestlé bought US baby-food manufacturer Gerber for US$ 5.5   billion . In December 2007, Nestlé entered into

7030-495: The world. Butterfinger was withdrawn from the market in Germany in 1999, because of consumer rejection when it was one of the first products to be identified as containing genetically modified ingredients (GMOs) from corn. Butterfinger sales ended after a successful campaign by Greenpeace pushed Nestlé to remove the product from German supermarkets. With sales in 2010 of $ 598 million, Butterfinger had become increasingly popular and

7125-561: Was a lifelong cigarette smoker but avoided displaying her habit in public because she did not want to set a bad example for her fans. She is buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park . Nestl%C3%A9 Nestlé S.A. ( / ˈ n ɛ s l eɪ , - l i , - əl / NESS -lay, -⁠lee, -⁠əl , French: [nɛsle] , German: [ˈnɛstlə] ) is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey , Switzerland. It has been

7220-895: Was acquired for US$ 3 billion in 1984 and brought the evaporated milk brand, as well as Coffee-Mate and Friskies , to Nestlé. In 1986, the company founded Nestlé Nespresso S.A. The British confectionery company Rowntree Mackintosh was acquired in 1988 for $ 4.5 billion, which brought brands such as Kit Kat , Rolo , Smarties , and Aero . The first half of the 1990s proved to be favourable for Nestlé. Trade barriers crumbled, and world markets developed into more or less integrated trading areas. Since 1996, there have been various acquisitions, including San Pellegrino (1997), D'Onofrio (1997), Spillers Petfoods (1998), and Ralston Purina (2002). There were two major acquisitions in North America, both in 2002 – in June, Nestlé merged its US ice cream business into Dreyer's , and in August,

7315-538: Was adopted in 1977. By the early 1900s, the company was operating factories in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain. The First World War created a demand for dairy products in the form of government contracts, and by the end of the war, Nestlé's production had more than doubled. In January 1919, Nestlé bought two condensed milk plants in Oregon from the company Geibisch and Joplin for $ 250,000. One

7410-641: Was also the most popular celebrity to endorse merchandise for children and adults, rivaled only by Mickey Mouse. She transformed children's fashions, popularizing a toddler look for girls up to the age of 12, and by the mid-1930s, Ideal Novelty and Toy Company's line of Shirley Temple dolls accounted for almost a third of all dolls sold in the country. Successful Shirley Temple items included a line of girls' dresses and many other items. Alongside licensed merchandise came counterfeit items bearing Temple's likeness to capitalize on her fame, from dolls, clothing, and other accessories to even cigars with her face printed on

7505-433: Was ambassador when the United States established formal diplomatic relations with the newly elected government led by Václav Havel . She took the unusual step of personally accompanying Havel on his first official visit to Washington, traveling on the same plane. In 1943, 15-year-old Temple met 22-year-old John Agar , whom she married two years later in 1945, at age 17. She gave birth to Linda Susan Agar in 1948. Agar

7600-464: Was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia , and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States . Temple began her film career in 1931 when she was three years old and was well-known for her performance in Bright Eyes , which

7695-808: Was announced Nestlé had acquired a majority stake in the Extrema, Minas Gerais -headquartered premium chocolate manufacturer, Grupo CRM for an undisclosed amount. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , the company continued doing business in Russia; therefore in November 2023, Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention listed Nestlé as an International Sponsor of War . Nestle stated that it had already "halted all non-essential imports and exports to and from Russia". In August 2024, Nestlé announced Schneider would leave his position as CEO and be replaced by Laurent Freixe on September 1, 2024.. Capital ownership of Nestlé by country of origin as of 2023: Nestlé

7790-603: Was announced Nestlé's Health Science unit had acquired the Brazilian organic, natural, plant-based food maker Puravida. In May 2022, Nestlé was sending baby formula supplies to the U.S. from European air bases to ease the 2022 United States infant formula shortage . These relief shipments included products from the Gerber baby food formula brand from the Netherlands and Alfamino baby formula from Switzerland . In September 2023, it

7885-555: Was appointed as a delegate to the 24th United Nations General Assembly (September – December 1969) by President Richard M. Nixon and United States Ambassador to Ghana (December 6, 1974 – July 13, 1976) by President Gerald R. Ford . She was appointed first female Chief of Protocol of the United States (July 1, 1976 – January 21, 1977). In 1976, Temple was considered a potential running mate to Gerald Ford in that year's presidential election . While staying in Kansas City for

7980-514: Was appointed to represent the U.S. at a session of the United Nations General Assembly , where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles Yost . Later, she was named U.S. Ambassador to Ghana , and also served as the first female U.S. Chief of Protocol . In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star . After her biography was published, she served as the U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1989–1992). Temple

8075-708: Was exploring strategic options for its frozen food subsidiary, Davigel. In December 2014, Nestlé announced that it was opening 10 skin care research centres worldwide, deepening its investment in a faster-growing market for healthcare products. That year, Nestlé spent about $ 350 million on dermatology research and development. The first of the research hubs, Nestlé Skin Health Investigation, Education and Longevity Development (SHIELD) centres, will open mid 2015 in New York, followed by Hong Kong and São Paulo, and later others in North America, Asia, and Europe. The initiative

8170-494: Was extended to one year at the same $ 150 per week (equivalent to $ 3,531 in 2023) with a seven-year option, and her mother Gertrude was hired at $ 25 per week (equivalent to $ 588 in 2023) as her hairdresser and personal coach. Released in May 1934, Stand Up and Cheer! became Shirley's breakthrough film. She performed in a short skit in the film alongside popular Fox star James Dunn , singing and tap dancing . Fox executives rushed her into another film with Dunn, Baby Take

8265-554: Was extensively involved with the Commonwealth Club of California , a public-affairs forum headquartered in San Francisco. She spoke at many meetings throughout the years, and was president for a period in 1984. Temple got her start in foreign service after her failed run for Congress in 1967, when Henry Kissinger overheard her talking about South West Africa at a party. He was surprised that she knew anything about it. She

8360-642: Was in Bandon , while the other was in Milwaukie . They expanded them considerably, processing 250,000 pounds of condensed milk daily in the Bandon plant. After the World War I , government contracts dried up, and consumers switched back to fresh milk. However, Nestlé's management responded quickly, streamlining operations and reducing debt. The 1920s saw Nestlé's first expansion into new products, with chocolate-manufacture becoming

8455-485: Was released in 1934. She won a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934 and continued to appear in popular films through the remainder of the 1930s, although her subsequent films became less popular as she grew older. She appeared in her last film, A Kiss for Corliss , in 1949. She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she

8550-457: Was reportedly an alcoholic and had extramarital affairs. Temple divorced Agar in 1950 on the grounds of mental cruelty. Temple was married to Charles Alden Black from 1950 until his death on August 4, 2005. They had a son, Charles Alden Black Jr. Their daughter Lori became a bassist for the rock band the Melvins . At age 44, in 1972, Temple was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time, cancer

8645-632: Was stranded at a hotel as the tanks rolled in, sought refuge on the roof of the hotel. She later reported that it was from there she saw an unarmed woman on the street gunned down by Soviet forces, the sight of which stayed with her for the rest of her life. Later, after she became ambassador to Czechoslovakia, she was present during the Velvet Revolution , which brought about the end of communism in Czechoslovakia. Temple openly sympathized with anti-communist dissidents, and assisted their efforts. She

8740-475: Was the great African American tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson , with whom she appeared in four films, beginning with The Little Colonel (1935), in which they performed the famous staircase dance. Biographer Anne Edwards wrote about the tone and tenor of Temple's films: This was mid- Depression , and schemes proliferated for the care of the needy and the regeneration of the fallen. But they all required endless paperwork and demeaning, hours-long queues, at

8835-598: Was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute 's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23, 1928, at Santa Monica Hospital (now UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center ) in Santa Monica, California ,

8930-463: Was typically discussed in hushed whispers, and Temple's public disclosure was a significant milestone in improving breast cancer awareness and reducing stigma around the disease. Temple died at age 85 on February 10, 2014, at her home in Woodside, California . The cause of death, according to her death certificate released on March 3, 2014, was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Temple

9025-463: Was typically ranked as the eleventh most popular candy bar sold in the $ 17.68 billion United States chocolate confectionery market between 2007 and 2010. In January 2018, Nestlé announced plans to sell over twenty of its US confectionery brands (including Butterfinger) to Italian chocolatier Ferrero SpA , for $ 2.8 billion. The deal was finalized in March 2018, and the newly acquired brands were folded into

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