Nestle strikes e-commerce deal with Alibaba in China

Reuters

Published Jan 19, 2016 03:16AM ET

Updated Jan 20, 2016 12:41PM ET

Nestle strikes e-commerce deal with Alibaba in China

ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle SA (VX:NESN) has agreed a partnership with Alibaba (N:BABA) in China to grow online sales, build key brands and offer new products, the Swiss food group said on Tuesday.

Nestle has introduced products including Nido milk powder, Damak chocolate and Nescafe Dolce Gusto BMW MINI coffee machines on Tmall.com, China's largest shopping website for brands and retailers, it said in a statement.