ZIMBABWE: Nestle admits to sourcing milk from Mugabe's wife

By: just-food.com | 28 September 2009

Nestle today (28 September) revealed that it sources up to 15% of its milk supply in Zimbabwe from a farm owned by the wife of President Robert Mugabe.

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Nestle today (28 September) revealed that it sources up to 15% of its milk supply in Zimbabwe from a farm owned by the wife of President Robert Mugabe.

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