... working capital and keeping an eye on production costs. The Group keeps looking for long-term relationships with its commercial partners and international suppliers who can frequently offer goods and services at lower prices while fully respecting the quality requirements. Wherever possible, the Group is improving its capacity utilization in the factories. Nestlé has thus been able to meet additional ... financial liabilities (short-, medium- and long-term) amounted to Fr. 15.7 billion, and liquid assets to Fr. 6.2 billion. Net indebtedness therefore increased to Fr. 9.5 billion from F...

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