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Founding of Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company

When
1866
Where
Cham, Switzerland
Part of
Foundations of Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé and the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company

George and Charles Page established the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in Cham, Switzerland, in 1866 with 100,000 Swiss Francs in capital.

The brothers, originally from a farming background in rural Illinois, incorporated the company in Cham. This venture focused on the manufacture of evaporated milk, marking the beginning of the Anglo-Swiss enterprise that would later merge with Nestlé.

Sources

  1. Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company Wikipedia

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