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Nestlé and L’Oréal: The “Elephant in the Room”
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Reference: IVEY-9B19M125-E
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Year: 2018
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Number of pages: 7
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Geographic Setting: Switzerland
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Publication Date: Oct 29, 2019
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Fecha de edición: Oct 29, 2019
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Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Type of Document: Case
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Industry Setting: Health Care Services;
Description
In 2018, Nestlé, the Switzerland-based, multinational food and nutrition company, faced an activist campaign by Third Point LLC regarding the company's passive stake in L'Oréal. In its June 2017 letter, which was followed up by a July 2018 reminder, the a
Learning Objective
This case is suitable for both senior-undergraduate-level courses and graduate-level courses on corporate strategy—specifically, for a discussion on where a company should compete and where it should deploy its resources. The conceptual foundations underl