The deal ends preliminary probes into the use of wells without authorization and fraud for filtering its mineral waters, a practice that is illegal in France where mineral waters are supposed to be natural.

The deal ends preliminary probes into the use of wells without authorization and fraud for filtering its mineral waters, a practice that is illegal in France where mineral waters are supposed to be natural.

  • 1984@beehaw.orgEnglish
    3·
    14 days ago

    Wow! That will hurt them a lot! It’s almost 0.0565% of their 2023 revenue in France.

    • solo@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      4·
      14 days ago

      I agree with your take on many levels. Maybe the percentage looks like it’s a quite higher than 0.05% [Nestlé reports full-year results for 2023], but still not enough to really hurt them. I also agree with what is mentioned at the end of the article:

      “It’s a scandalous decision which sends a very bad message about a climate of impunity: Nestlé Waters can deceive consumers around the world for years and get away with it by pulling out its checkbook,”