date:Oct 10, 2013
strategic priority. CEO Paul Bulcke said that some businesses had been a drag for too long.
Reuters reported last month that Nestle was also looking to divest its PowerBar energy bar business.
Other challenged areas that analysts point to as being ripe for pruning include Nestle's ice cream, frozen foods and water businesses. Liberum Capital suggests that Nestle could also sell its table and cooking sauces business, as well as its stake in L'Oreal cosmetics.
Nestle bought Jenny Craig in 2006