They're the largest food manufacturer in the world:
Nestlé.
Behind the "squeaky clean" brand is 159 years of feeding poison to their customers.
Here’s how Nestlé built a $272B empire by hijacking your taste buds:
How did we end up here?
- 1 in 2 American adults is prediabetic or diabetic
- 73% of the U.S. food supply is ultra-processed
- The average American eats 57 pounds of added sugar per year
This is no accident. It’s by design.
Nestlé owns over 2,000 brands in 188 countries.
From baby formula to frozen pizza to “health” supplements.
Their goal?
Dominate your pantry—and your biology.
They spend billions on food engineering, using science not to nourish… but to hook you.
One former Nestlé food scientist put it bluntly:
“We have industrialized our food to such an extent that it's become addictive.”
• They carefully manipulate:
• Sugar-to-fat ratios
• Mouthfeel
• Crunch time
• Flavor bursts
All to hijack your brain’s dopamine system.
And it’s working.
Nestlé’s global revenue in 2023?
$104 BILLION.
Yet the U.S. (where companies like Nestlé thrive) has:
• The highest obesity rate in the developed world
• The most ultra-processed diet
• A growing mental health crisis linked to nutrition
Let’s compare:
In the U.S., dyes like Red 40 and Yellow 5 are everywhere.
In the EU, they’re banned or require warning labels.
American cereals are loaded with sugar and chemicals.
In France, kids eat real bread, cheese, and fruit.
Same brands. Different formulas.
Why?
Because companies like Nestlé change their ingredients based on regulation.
They’ll clean it up when forced to.
But in the U.S., lobbying keeps the profits flowing.
Nestlé alone has spent millions lobbying Congress.
Health is secondary to profit.
It wasn’t always like this.
Before the 1980s, home cooking dominated.
Obesity rates were half of what they are now.
Then came: Microwave meals
- Snack culture
- Fat-phobia (driven by bad science)
- The sugar lobby
Nestlé seized the moment—and never looked back.
The damage goes deeper than waistlines.
Ultra-processed foods are linked to:
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Cognitive decline
• Early death
We’ve outsourced nourishment to corporations… and we’re paying the price with our minds and bodies.
So how do we fight back?
Start small:
- Read labels: If you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it
- Shop the perimeter of the store
- Cook at home 80% of the time
- Support local and organic producers
- Treat food as medicine, not entertainment
Nestlé won’t save us.
The government won’t either.
But you can.
One choice at a time.
Eat like your health depends on it—because it does.
Your body isn’t broken.
It’s just been fed lies.
Reclaim your plate. Reclaim your power.
