Nestle SA reported a two per cent fall in first-half net profit

epa01821342 A file picture dates on 20 March 2009 shows Swiss multinational Nestle in Tianjin, the north China port city close to the capital Beijing, China. Nestle SA, the world»s biggest food and drink maker, reported on 12 August 2009 that a two per cent fall in first-half net profit as divestments and the strength of the Swiss franc weighed on sales. EPA/ADRIAN BRADSHAW