NESTLE STIXX(TM) to reach market shelves

01/03/06 Are you overwhelmed at work? Did your computer crash? Was your car towed? Lucky for you, Nestle has created the perfect, pick-me-up treat. This week, Nestle introduces STIXX, an all-new perfect combination of crispy wafer, creme filling, rich NESTLE(R) milk chocolate and candy bits. Fashioned like a stick, the new wafer is available in BUTTERFINGER(R), NESTLE(R) CRUNCH(R) with milk chocolate, and NESTLE(R) CRUNCH(R) Dark with dark chocolate.

All three varieties are available in packages containing six individually wrapped NESTLE STIXX. Each candy has, surprisingly, only 90 calories. This crispy wafer, in its playful shape, is covered in rich milk chocolate and filled with a creme candy center.

- NESTLE(R) BUTTERFINGER(R) STIXX is filled with BUTTERFINGER creme and bits of BUTTERFINGER candy;

- NESTLE(R) CRUNCH(R) STIXX has creme milk chocolate in its center; while,

- NESTLE(R) CRUNCH(R) Dark STIXX has an exquisite dark chocolate creme.

NESTLE STIXX is available at major convenience, drug and grocery stores nationwide, with an average national MSRP of $1.99 for each package (3.64 ounce per package).

Named one of "America's Most Admired Food Companies" in Fortune magazine for the eighth consecutive year, Nestle USA provides quality brands and products that bring flavor to life every day. From nutritious meals with STOUFFER'S(R) LEAN CUISINE(R) to baking traditions with NESTLE(R) TOLL HOUSE(R), Nestle USA makes delicious, convenient, and nutritious food and beverage products that enrich the very experience of life itself. That's what "Nestle. Good Food, Good Life" is all about. Nestle USA, with 2004 sales of $7.9 billion, is part of Nestle S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland -- the world's largest food company -- with sales of $69.9 billion.

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