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34	34	However, the history starts 1 year back in 1866 when US brothers Charles and George Page had established Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, which would merge with Nestlé to become Nestlé Group in 1905. They established their first condensed milk production facility in Cham and they ran the //Milkmaid //brand.
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	37	+[[image:1866 Anglo-swiss company milkmaid.jpg||alt="1866 Anglo-Swiss company milkmaid"]]
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	39	+In 1875, Henri Nestlé sells his company and factory in Vevey to three local businessmen, who employ chemists and skilled workers to help expand production and sales. A fierce competition grows between Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss by 1878 as when they both started developing and selling each other’s products. Both companies expanded sales and production outside Switzerland.
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	41	+Death of one of the founders of Anglo-Swiss, George Page, leads the company into troubles. This in the end leads to the merger of Anglo-Swiss with Nestlé to form Nestlé Group in the ensuing years. In 1882, Anglo-Swish expanded into the US; but the death of George Page compels it to sell its US operation in 1902, which paves the way into eventually merging with Nestlé.
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	43	+In partnership with Peter & Kohler, Nestlé begins selling chocolates in 1904. Basically, Daniel Peter used the condensed milk of Nestlé from back in 1880s as his raw material of chocolate production.
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	45	+Anglo-Swiss and Nestlé merge in 1905 to initially form Nestlé & Anglo-Swiss Milk Company. The company had more than 20 factories and started using its subsidiaries to establish a sales network across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Australia. It had two offices – one in Veyvey and another in Cham. It opened a third office in London to drive dairy export sales. Over several years the company expands its range to include unsweetened condensed milk and sterilised milk. As World War One approaches, the firm benefits from the period of prosperity known as the Belle Époque or ‘Beautiful Age’, and becomes a global dairy company.
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