Who owns Cerelac?
Cerelac is owned by Nestlé (Switzerland, SIX: NESN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nestlé S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, Vevey
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Founded
- 1867
- Category
- Food › Baby & infant food › Baby meals & snacks
- Parent ticker
- SIX: NESN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cerelac
Cerelac is Nestlé's infant cereal brand, descended directly from the farine lactée that Henri Nestlé developed in 1867 to feed an infant who could not be breastfed, the product that founded the company. It is sold mainly in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East as a weaning food.
Ownership timeline of Cerelac
Where Cerelac sits in Nestlé
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Aero
- Boost
- Carnation
- Cerelac
- Chocapic
- Coffee mate
- Felix
- Fitness
- Friskies
- Garden Gourmet
- Gerber
- Häagen-Dazs
- Hot Pockets
- KitKat
- La Lechera
- Lean Cuisine
- Maggi
- Milo
- NAN
- Nescafé
- Nescafé Dolce Gusto
- Nescafé Gold Blend
- Nescau
- Nespresso
- Nesquik
- Nesquik Ready to Drink
- Nestlé Toll House
- Perrier
- Purina
- S.Pellegrino
- Smarties
- Stouffer's
- Vittel
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cerelac?
The parent company of Cerelac is Nestlé, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Cerelac Swiss?
Yes. Cerelac originated in Switzerland in 1867 and its owner, Nestlé, is also headquartered in Switzerland.
Is Cerelac still owned by Nestlé?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Cerelac is still owned by Nestlé. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nestlé S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Nestlé S.A., Annual report, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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