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FILE --- Exterior view of the headquarters of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in Basel, Switzerland, pictured on January 1997. Nestle SA, the world's biggest food company, announced in a statement on Thursday, December 14, 2006, that it will buy the medical-nutrition unit of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG for $2.5 billion (Euro 1.8 billion) to gain a provider of hospital meals. The unit makes food laced with protein or extra calories for patients weakened by surgery or cancer, as well as feeding pumps that deliver nutrients directly to the stomach. Nestle Chief Executive Officer Peter Brabeck has sold coffee, cocoa and dairy processing units to focus on more lucrative health foods and higher-priced drinks. The company estimates revenue from clinical nutrition products and foods with branded active ingredients grew at
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Minimum price 50PLN
1997-01-01
KEY/East News
Associated Press
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97010108095
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