REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Photo Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 6 (Reuters) - Nestle (NESN.S) shares were under pressure on Friday as investors weighed the potential impact of Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO) blockbuster weight-losing drug Wegovy and how it could reduce spending on food.
The KitKat and Nescafe coffee maker's shares were down 2% and headed for their lowest level in more than two years.
However, Cox does not regard this as a substantial risk to Nestle and the broader food industry in the long term.
Bruno Monteyne from Bernstein also pointed to the Wegovy impact, but saw little logic in the sell-off.
"Danone sells water, baby milk powder, and yogurt: not sure how those would be negatively impacted by GLP1 / Wegovy?"
Persons:
Kat, Hannah McKay, Wegovy, Peers, Kepler Cheuvreux, Jon Cox, John Furner, Cox, Bruno Monteyne, Bernstein, Andrey Sychev, John Revill, Mark Potter
Organizations:
Nestle, REUTERS, Peers Danone, Unilever, Kepler, Bloomberg, Danone, Health, Thomson
Locations:
London, Britain, U.S