Nestle's sudden sacking of its chief executive over an office relationship gives the Swiss food giant a chance to reset and return to its strengths, industry analysts said Tuesday.

The multinational behind Nespresso coffee capsules and KitKat chocolate bars announced late Monday it had dismissed Laurent Freixe with immediate effect over an "undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate".

The company veteran had only been in post since September 2024, a year in which Nestle saw its revenue decline by 1.8 percent to 91.35 billion Swiss francs ($113.66 billion).

And in late July this year, Nestle reported a 10.3-percent drop in first half profits as it struggled to turn around its fortunes amid sluggish consumer spending in China, even as it passed on higher cocoa and coffee

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