Coffee 24/7: Nestlé reveals major coffee category shift for 2026

• Nestlé’s annual revenues rose 3.5% to CHF 89.5bn ($115.5bn), but profits fell 17% to CHF 9bn ($10.2bn
• Nestlé views its CHF 25bn ($32.3bn) coffee business as a key pillar of future growth, leveraging its three ‘iconic billionaire brands’ – Nescafé, Nespresso and Starbucks
• Cold coffee innovation featured heavily in Nestlé's 2025 annual report, with the Swiss food & beverage giant pursuing RTD and soluble iced beverages growth in key emerging markets

2025 was somewhat of an annus horribilis for Nestlé. Underperforming sales, soaring commodity prices, an ousted CEO, major job cuts, and a costly baby formula recall have all piled pressure on new CEO Philipp Navratil to regain the initiative in 2026.

Largely thanks to higher product pricing, Nestlé’s annual revenues held up over the last 12 months, rising 3.5% to CHF 89.5bn ($115.5bn).

However, with profits falling 17% to CHF 9bn ($10.2bn), Navratil is under pressure to turn around the Swiss food and beverage giant’s fortunes– and quickly.