Task 8. Read the text and retell it.

Nestle

Nestle is one of the biggest food and beverage companies. It employs about 265,000 people and it has factories in almost every country of the world.

In the 1980’s Henry Nestle, a pharmacist, developed a food for babies. His first success was a premature child who couldn’t tolerate his mother’s milk and any of the usual substitutes. After the event when Nestle’s new formula saved the child’s life, people recognized the value of the new product called Farine Lactee Henry Nestle. Soon it was brought to Europe. In the German dialect, nestle means “little nest”. It is Nestlé’s coat of arms. Since Henry Nestle developed the first milk food for infants and saved the life of a neighbor’s child, the Nestle Company aimed to build a business as a word’s leading nutrition, health and wellness company based on sound human values and principles.

In 1937 Nestle scientists invented a powdered coffee product that was introduced in 1938 under the brand nameNescafe – the world's first soluble coffee that was commercially successful. Since then,Nescafe has become one of the world's best-known brands and Nestle has become a major producer of chocolate-based drinks.

Its leading brands Nesquik, Milo and Nescau are very popular among the growing number of young people around the world. Nestle’s ready-to-drink beverages such as Nestea andNescafe are sold in cans and bottles. They are distributed by the Beverage Partners Worldwide—the Nestle’s  joint venture with the Coca-Cola Company. Nestle produces also fruit juices ( Libby's) and coffee espresso in capsules(Nespresso).

Nestle has long been a major player in the dairy industry by producing dried milk powder. Such names as Nido, Nespray, La Lechera and Carnation have been very popular, especially on the European market. Nowadays the Nestle Company specializes in the production of baby food, beverages, ice cream, chocolate and confectionery, bottled water.

Maggi merged with Nestle in 1947.Buitoni, the authentic Italian brand, which has been producing pasta and sauces in Italy since 1827, became a part of Nestle Group in 1988.               

Nestle’s headquarters are situated in Vevey, Switzerland; the company’s Research Center is in Lausanne, Switzerland.

 The concept of Nestle has not been changed since the company’s foundation and it reflects the basic ideas of fairness, honesty and a general concern for people.

(Abridged from www.nestle.com)

 

Task 9. Translate the text from Russian into English and make the presentation of Khlebprom Company, using the presentation techniques, described in the Unit 6.

Хлебпром

Торгово-производственная компания ОАО «Хлебпром» основана в 1982 году. Входит в число ведущих российских производителей кондитерского рынка. Компания насчитывает более 3000 сотрудников, включает три производственные площадки в Красногорске, Ярцево, Челябинске и 15 сбытовых подразделений по всей территории РФ. Продукция компании представлена брендами Mirel, «Частная галерея», «Русская нива», Dr. Körner, «Усладов», Merba, ElMarino, LaKukuruza и реализуется через все крупнейшие торговые сети страны.

В настоящее время открыты торговые представительства в 7-ми регионах России: Сибирь, Урал, Волга, Юг, Северо-запад, Центральная Россия, Москва и Московская область. Осуществляются экспортные поставки продукции в страны ближнего и дальнего зарубежья: Беларусь, Украина, Азербайджан, Германия, США, Сербия, Израиль.

Мы работаем с крупными польскими, тайскими и голландскими производителями на эксклюзивных условиях и поставляем на российский рынок под собственными торговыми марками высококачественную продукцию: из Таиланда — консервированные морепродукты, из Польши — печенье, вафли и пряники, из Голландии — элитное печенье Merba. На протяжении многих лет мы принимаем участие в крупнейших международных выставках WorldFood, ProdExpo, наша продукция регулярно завоевывает награды в престижнейших конкурсах.