Responsible farming, sustainably sourced milk

Did you know that we use fresh British milk in many of our products made in the UK, including KitKat and Nescafé?

Since 2003, we have been working with First Milk, a British farmer-owned dairy co-operative, to source high quality milk from local farming families within a 50-mile radius of our factories in Cumbria and Ayrshire.

We use around one per cent of the UK’s milk supply for a wide range of our coffee and confectionery products.

In Ayrshire, Scotland, the milk from local farms goes to our factory in Girvan. This milk is used to make chocolate crumb, an ingredient needed for making KitKat and other much-loved confectionery products, including Quality Street, Rolo, Munchies and Aero.

In Cumbria, we work with dairy farmers who supply us with the fresh milk for our Nescafé Frothy Coffee range, produced at our factory in Dalston, near Carlisle.

Our Regenerative Milk Plan

We have been working with First Milk to support regenerative dairy farming for more than 20 years. Together, we make sure that farming families and local communities are at the heart of the partnership.

Regenerative farming is about farming with nature. This means a commitment to understanding the relationship between land and food and upholding the methods that support land and animal welfare.

Working closely with First Milk means we can support dairy farmers who are working hard to reduce carbon emissions and improve biodiversity on farmland.

Our Regenerative Milk Plan supports farmers to regenerate soils and farmland by grazing cows, planting trees, managing hedgerows and encouraging wildlife, as well as protecting waterways, reducing emissions and capturing carbon.

Nestlé and First Milk’s shared commitment to farm with nature was recognised at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards 2024, where we picked up the Collaboration and Partnership Award for sustainable farming practices.