Nestlé’s CEO drinks 8 coffees a day, but says Gen Z staffers are his secret to staying sharp by ‘learning constantly’

Millions of professionals power through their workday with copious cups of coffee—but most aren’t dropping by the office Nespresso machine more often than Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil. 

The leader of the $259 billion Swiss food giant revealed he drinks seven or eight cups of joe a day. 

“Just black. Sometimes with a KitKat,” Navratil recently told the New York Times. It’s become so routine in his workday that he said an espresso is “a snack for me,” adding that he’s set no cutoff hour for his caffeine intake. 

And while the Gen Xer is leaning on coffee to fuel his massive company turnaround effort—drinking around three times as much as the average American pouring two to three cups a day—Gen Z is really who keeps him on his toes, prompting him to constantly grow in his role. Otherwise, he might as well head out the door. 

Nestlé’s youngest staffers have taught him the importance of “learning...