Food for thought, and big dreams

Earlier this month, I wrote my final letter to shareholders. Soon, I will be addressing my last annual general meeting. I feel overwhelmed with emotions—a sense of pride along with a feeling of nostalgia and immense gratitude—as I look back at almost a decade at the helm of Nestle India.

- SURESH NARAYANAN

It was a decade that was unpredictable, yet promising. We made the right investments—not just in assets, but in ideas and people. We kept our promise of unlocking the power of food to enhance the quality of life for today and generations to come. Encapsulated in our heartbeat—purpose, people, partnership, planet and performance.

Every morning, as a new day dawns, 8,629 employees in our factories, fields and offices, work with indefatigable zeal and a singular purpose of serving our consumers.

Dream in moonshots

At 22, Sunil Kumar Singh left his home in Chapra, Bihar, with a dream of a father: to gift his daughter the education he never had. He joined Nestle India to oversee the kitchen pantry. He serves the best Nescafe to the employees. Today, his daughter Jyoti, armed with an economics degree, holds the position of an associate in the same company where her father works.

We have a multi-generational workforce from baby boomers to Gen Z. Diversity creates a unique intersection of humanity, each with a distinct cadence of thought, quiet wisdom and audacious dreams.