Ludwig Schweisfurthopened a butcher shop in the German town ofHerten,from where the name Herta originates, in 1902. This local shop flourished and grew into a factory. By 1963, Herta had spread across Europe, and was sold toNestlébyKarl Ludwig Schweisfurthin 1986.Nestlélater launched the Herta brand in theUKin 1988, and had become the most popular frankfurter brand by 2000, selling over 150 million. In December 2019,Nestléannounced that they had sold 60% of their shares to Casa Tarradellas.[3]
1Currently manufactured byGeneral Millsin the U.S. and Canada. Produced byCereal Partnersunder the Nestlé brand elsewhere.2Brand owned byGeneral Mills;U.S. and Canadian production rights controlled by Nestlé under license.3U.S. production rights owned byThe Hershey Company.4U.S. rights and production owned by theSmarties Candy Companywith a different product.5U.S. rights and specific trade dress owned by Nestlé; rights elsewhere owned byAssociated British Foods.6Produced by Cereal Partners, branded as Nestlé.7Produced by Cereal Partners and branded as Nestlé in the U.K. and Ireland. Produced byPost Foodselsewhere.8Philippine production rights owned byAlaska Milk Corporation.9Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai production rights owned byFraser and Neave.10Used only in Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia.11Used only in the Philippines.12U.S. production rights owned by theFerrara Candy Company.13NArights and specific trade dress to all packaged coffee and other products under the Starbucks brand owned by Nestlé since 2019.14Brand owned byMars,sold by Nestlé in Canada.15Produced byFroneriin the U.S. since 2020.
