Nestlé and financial investors: the future of water

With the world's largest food company, a pattern is confirmed: If a business no longer runs satisfactorily, it is stored in a joint venture with financial investors. This could also happen with the water business.

While it is currently exposed through hearings of the Senate Committee of Inquiry into Bottled Waters, the water division of the world's No.1 agro-food industry, which has been autonomous since 1 January, has attracted the interest of at least four investment funds.