20 Apr 2017 --- Amid changing consumer tastes, Swiss food giant Nestlé has achieved its modest 2-4% growth target for three-month sales for 2017 as weak consumer demand impacts packaged foods in North America and weak prices in Western European markets affect growth. Nestlé says sales increased by 0.4% on a reported basis to CHF 21.0 billion (US$21 billion), while organic growth was solid at 2.3%, with 1.3% of real internal growth (RIG) and pricing of 1.0%.