Product development at Nestle S.A., the world's largest food company, has accelerated to match the pace of innovation from emerging brands, said Ulf Mark Schneider, chief executive officer. "I think the biggest surprise to everyone, whether you're new to the industry or whether you're an old hand, is simply for the last three years the amount of change that has occurred in this industry and in particular the amount of innovation that has been brought to the market by small and mid-sized focused companies," Mr. Schneider said during a July 26 earnings call to discuss first-half results. "And the challenge was very clear. We had to rise to this level and basically meet that rate of innovation; hence, the changes we've done to our research and development organization.
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机译：首席执行官乌尔夫·马克·施耐德（Ulf Mark Schneider）表示，全球最大的食品公司雀巢公司的产品开发已经加快，以适应新兴品牌的创新步伐。 “我认为，无论您是该行业的新手还是老手，对每个人来说，最大的惊喜就是在过去三年中该行业发生的变化的数量，尤其是专注于中小型企业的创新技术已进入市场。”施耐德在7月26日的财报电话会议上表示，该公司将讨论上半年的业绩。 “挑战非常明确。我们必须上升到这个水平，并基本达到该创新水平；因此，我们对研发组织进行了变革。
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