Nestlé Vietnam announces partnership with government to nourish children

Accordingly, the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Vietnam National Steering Committee of the programme, which aims to promote a national sports movement with activity focusing on children and encouraging parents to support their children to do more physical activity. The programme will be piloted in Ho Chi Minh City in the school year 2016 – 2017 and will be expanded in the near future.

Nestlé Vietnam is going to work together with the Vietnamese government in designing the programme to increase the number of sport programmes in schools and the number of hours playing sports at schools and outside schools, and establish an evidence base for community health and education policy interventions to determine their impact and effectiveness.

Ganesan Ampalavanar, managing director of Nestlé Vietnam, said that the participation shows Nestlé’s commitment to nurture a healthier and more active future generation in Vietnam. 

“Nestlé Vietnam is a local multinational company with a vision to be the leading company in nutrition, health and wellness in Vietnam and as such has the responsibility, capability and will to make an important contribution to enhance the quality of consumers’ lives in Vietnam through its products,” he said.

Nestlé has over 340,000 employees worldwide.  In Vietnam, Nestlé operates five factories nationwide with more than 2,000 employees.

“Nestlé was founded with the determination and  commitment of its founder Henri Nestlé ever since he created his Farine Lactée infant cereal to save the life of a baby 150 years ago. And that remains our mission today – to be the trusted recognised leader in Nutrition, Health and Wellness,” said Peter Vogt, deputy executive vice president of Nestlé S.A.