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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa011)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/business/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/business/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html","crawl_time":1772904122,"first_indexed_time":1756753942,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Nestlé Dismisses CEO Laurent Freixe Over Inappropriate Relationship With a Subordinate - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["The world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nThe world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe.\nLaurent Freixe was dismissed as Nestlé’s chief executive over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.\nCredit...\nYves Herman\/Reuters\nSept. 1, 2025\nNestlé, the Swiss multinational conglomerate and the world’s largest food company, has dismissed its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.\nMr. Freixe will be replaced by a longtime Nestlé executive, Philipp Navratil, the company said in a\nnews release\non Monday.\nNestlé said that Mr. Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation into a romantic relationship he had with a direct subordinate.\nThe investigation was overseen by the company’s chairman, Paul Bulcke, and lead independent director, Pablo Isla, and included outside counsel.\n“This was a necessary decision,” Mr. Bulcke said in a statement. “Nestlé’s values and governance are strong foundations of our company. I thank Laurent for his years of service at Nestlé.”\nMr. Navratil, who replaces Mr. Freixe effective immediately, was previously senior vice president and head of the company’s Coffee Strategic Business Unit, overseeing global strategy for the Nescafé and Starbucks brands. He began his career at Nestlé as an internal auditor in 2001, and was named country manager for Nestlé Honduras in 2009.\nIn 2013, he took control of the company’s coffee and beverage business in Mexico. Last year, he was named chief executive of Nestlé Nespresso, and he joined Nestlé’s executive board this year.\n“I fully embrace the company’s strategic direction, as well as the action plan in place to drive Nestlé’s performance,” Mr. Navratil said in a statement.\nWhen Mr. Freixe was named chief executive less than a year ago, Nestle’s stock had dropped nearly 40 percent from its high in early 2022, as a new breed of weight-loss drugs began to shift eating habits across Europe and the United States. After spending nearly four decades at the company, he was tapped to replace the longtime chief executive Mark Schneider, who was one of only two Nestlé chief executives hired from outside the company.\nCade Metz\nis a Times reporter who writes about artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality and other emerging areas of technology.\nA version of this article appears in print on\nSept. 2, 2025\n, Section B, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Nestlé Ousts Chief, Citing Relationship With Worker\n.\nOrder Reprints\n|\nToday’s Paper\n|\nSubscribe\nRelated Content\nMore in Business\nStephen Zenner\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket, via Getty Images\nGetty Images\nNatalie Keyssar for The New York Times\nEditors’ Picks\nGetty Images\nJames Devaney\/Getty Images\nTrending in The Times\nLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks.\nCaroline Gutman for The New York Times\nChristopher Neundorf\/EPA, via Shutterstock\nMatteo Prandoni\/BFA.com\nAvishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times\nRicardo Nagaoka for The New York Times\nGetty Images\nWarrick Page\/HBO Max\nLindsey Whitaker\nAdvertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html#site-index)\n\nSearch & Section Navigation\n\nSection Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[Business](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/business)\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/myaccount.nytimes.com\/auth\/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252F2025%252F09%252F01%252Fbusiness%252Fnestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html&asset=masthead)\n\nSaturday, March 7, 2026\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\n[Business](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/business)\\|Nestlé Dismisses Chief Executive Over Relationship With Subordinate\n\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html\n\n- Share full article\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html#after-sponsor)\n# Nestlé Dismisses Chief Executive Over Relationship With Subordinate\nThe world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe.\n\n- Share full article\n\n![A close-up of Laurent Freixe looking ahead. He is standing in front of a blue background.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01biz-nestle-freixe-qvlb\/01biz-nestle-freixe-qvlb-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n\nLaurent Freixe was dismissed as Nestlé’s chief executive over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.Credit...Yves Herman\/Reuters\n\n[![Cade Metz](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2018\/11\/26\/multimedia\/author-cade-metz\/author-cade-metz-thumbLarge.png)](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/cade-metz)\n\nBy [Cade Metz](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/cade-metz)\n\nSept. 1, 2025\n\n[Leer en español](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/es\/2025\/09\/01\/espanol\/negocios\/nestle-despide-ceo.html \"Read in Spanish\")\n\nNestlé, the Swiss multinational conglomerate and the world’s largest food company, has dismissed its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.\n\nMr. Freixe will be replaced by a longtime Nestlé executive, Philipp Navratil, the company said in a [news release](https:\/\/www.nestle.com\/media\/pressreleases\/allpressreleases\/executive-board-changes-september-2025) on Monday.\n\nNestlé said that Mr. Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation into a romantic relationship he had with a direct subordinate.\n\nThe investigation was overseen by the company’s chairman, Paul Bulcke, and lead independent director, Pablo Isla, and included outside counsel.\n\n“This was a necessary decision,” Mr. Bulcke said in a statement. “Nestlé’s values and governance are strong foundations of our company. I thank Laurent for his years of service at Nestlé.”\n\nMr. Navratil, who replaces Mr. Freixe effective immediately, was previously senior vice president and head of the company’s Coffee Strategic Business Unit, overseeing global strategy for the Nescafé and Starbucks brands. He began his career at Nestlé as an internal auditor in 2001, and was named country manager for Nestlé Honduras in 2009.\n\nIn 2013, he took control of the company’s coffee and beverage business in Mexico. Last year, he was named chief executive of Nestlé Nespresso, and he joined Nestlé’s executive board this year.\n\n“I fully embrace the company’s strategic direction, as well as the action plan in place to drive Nestlé’s performance,” Mr. Navratil said in a statement.\n\nWhen Mr. Freixe was named chief executive less than a year ago, Nestle’s stock had dropped nearly 40 percent from its high in early 2022, as a new breed of weight-loss drugs began to shift eating habits across Europe and the United States. After spending nearly four decades at the company, he was tapped to replace the longtime chief executive Mark Schneider, who was one of only two Nestlé chief executives hired from outside the company.\n\n## Editors’ Picks\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/07\/multimedia\/07ST-RWREVIEW-GIVENCHY-01-mwqt\/07ST-RWREVIEW-GIVENCHY-01-mwqt-thumbLarge.jpg)And Givenchy Created Woman](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/07\/style\/givenchy-sarah-burton-fall-2026.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/05\/multimedia\/05re-Hunt-Seattle-01-ktpw\/05re-Hunt-Seattle-01-ktpw-thumbLarge.jpg)Seeking a House in Seattle for About \\$600,000](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/03\/05\/realestate\/seattle-homes-for-sale.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/03\/multimedia\/29CUL-LOOKING-FORWARD-BRIDE-pmcq\/29CUL-LOOKING-FORWARD-BRIDE-pmcq-thumbLarge-v2.jpg)The Many Brides of Frankenstein](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/04\/movies\/bride-frankenstein-maggie-gyllenhaal.html)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/01\/business\/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html#after-pp_edpick)\n\n[Cade Metz](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/cade-metz) is a Times reporter who writes about artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality and other emerging areas of technology.\n\nA version of this article appears in print on Sept. 2, 2025, Section B, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Nestlé Ousts Chief, Citing Relationship With Worker. 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe. Laurent Freixe was dismissed as Nestlé’s chief executive over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct. Credit... Yves Herman/Reuters Sept. 1, 2025 Nestlé, the Swiss multinational conglomerate and the world’s largest food company, has dismissed its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct. Mr. Freixe will be replaced by a longtime Nestlé executive, Philipp Navratil, the company said in a news release on Monday. Nestlé said that Mr. Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation into a romantic relationship he had with a direct subordinate. The investigation was overseen by the company’s chairman, Paul Bulcke, and lead independent director, Pablo Isla, and included outside counsel. “This was a necessary decision,” Mr. Bulcke said in a statement. “Nestlé’s values and governance are strong foundations of our company. I thank Laurent for his years of service at Nestlé.” Mr. Navratil, who replaces Mr. Freixe effective immediately, was previously senior vice president and head of the company’s Coffee Strategic Business Unit, overseeing global strategy for the Nescafé and Starbucks brands. He began his career at Nestlé as an internal auditor in 2001, and was named country manager for Nestlé Honduras in 2009. In 2013, he took control of the company’s coffee and beverage business in Mexico. Last year, he was named chief executive of Nestlé Nespresso, and he joined Nestlé’s executive board this year. “I fully embrace the company’s strategic direction, as well as the action plan in place to drive Nestlé’s performance,” Mr. Navratil said in a statement. When Mr. Freixe was named chief executive less than a year ago, Nestle’s stock had dropped nearly 40 percent from its high in early 2022, as a new breed of weight-loss drugs began to shift eating habits across Europe and the United States. After spending nearly four decades at the company, he was tapped to replace the longtime chief executive Mark Schneider, who was one of only two Nestlé chief executives hired from outside the company. Cade Metz is a Times reporter who writes about artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality and other emerging areas of technology. A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 2, 2025 , Section B, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Nestlé Ousts Chief, Citing Relationship With Worker . Order Reprints \| Today’s Paper \| Subscribe Related Content More in Business Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket, via Getty Images Getty Images Natalie Keyssar for The New York Times Editors’ Picks Getty Images James Devaney/Getty Images Trending in The Times Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. Caroline Gutman for The New York Times Christopher Neundorf/EPA, via Shutterstock Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times Getty Images Warrick Page/HBO Max Lindsey Whitaker Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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He is standing in front of a blue background.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/01/multimedia/01biz-nestle-freixe-qvlb/01biz-nestle-freixe-qvlb-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) Laurent Freixe was dismissed as Nestlé’s chief executive over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.Credit...Yves Herman/Reuters [![Cade Metz](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/11/26/multimedia/author-cade-metz/author-cade-metz-thumbLarge.png)](https://www.nytimes.com/by/cade-metz) By [Cade Metz](https://www.nytimes.com/by/cade-metz) Sept. 1, 2025 [Leer en español](https://www.nytimes.com/es/2025/09/01/espanol/negocios/nestle-despide-ceo.html "Read in Spanish") Nestlé, the Swiss multinational conglomerate and the world’s largest food company, has dismissed its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct. Mr. Freixe will be replaced by a longtime Nestlé executive, Philipp Navratil, the company said in a [news release](https://www.nestle.com/media/pressreleases/allpressreleases/executive-board-changes-september-2025) on Monday. Nestlé said that Mr. Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation into a romantic relationship he had with a direct subordinate. The investigation was overseen by the company’s chairman, Paul Bulcke, and lead independent director, Pablo Isla, and included outside counsel. “This was a necessary decision,” Mr. Bulcke said in a statement. “Nestlé’s values and governance are strong foundations of our company. I thank Laurent for his years of service at Nestlé.” Mr. Navratil, who replaces Mr. Freixe effective immediately, was previously senior vice president and head of the company’s Coffee Strategic Business Unit, overseeing global strategy for the Nescafé and Starbucks brands. He began his career at Nestlé as an internal auditor in 2001, and was named country manager for Nestlé Honduras in 2009. In 2013, he took control of the company’s coffee and beverage business in Mexico. Last year, he was named chief executive of Nestlé Nespresso, and he joined Nestlé’s executive board this year. “I fully embrace the company’s strategic direction, as well as the action plan in place to drive Nestlé’s performance,” Mr. Navratil said in a statement. When Mr. Freixe was named chief executive less than a year ago, Nestle’s stock had dropped nearly 40 percent from its high in early 2022, as a new breed of weight-loss drugs began to shift eating habits across Europe and the United States. 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Readable Markdown	Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/business/nestle-laurent-freixe-inappropriate-relationship.html#after-top) The world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe. ![A close-up of Laurent Freixe looking ahead. He is standing in front of a blue background.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/01/multimedia/01biz-nestle-freixe-qvlb/01biz-nestle-freixe-qvlb-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) Laurent Freixe was dismissed as Nestlé’s chief executive over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct.Credit...Yves Herman/Reuters Sept. 1, 2025 Nestlé, the Swiss multinational conglomerate and the world’s largest food company, has dismissed its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, a breach of the company’s code of conduct. Mr. Freixe will be replaced by a longtime Nestlé executive, Philipp Navratil, the company said in a [news release](https://www.nestle.com/media/pressreleases/allpressreleases/executive-board-changes-september-2025) on Monday. Nestlé said that Mr. Freixe’s dismissal followed an investigation into a romantic relationship he had with a direct subordinate. The investigation was overseen by the company’s chairman, Paul Bulcke, and lead independent director, Pablo Isla, and included outside counsel. “This was a necessary decision,” Mr. Bulcke said in a statement. “Nestlé’s values and governance are strong foundations of our company. I thank Laurent for his years of service at Nestlé.” Mr. Navratil, who replaces Mr. Freixe effective immediately, was previously senior vice president and head of the company’s Coffee Strategic Business Unit, overseeing global strategy for the Nescafé and Starbucks brands. He began his career at Nestlé as an internal auditor in 2001, and was named country manager for Nestlé Honduras in 2009. In 2013, he took control of the company’s coffee and beverage business in Mexico. Last year, he was named chief executive of Nestlé Nespresso, and he joined Nestlé’s executive board this year. “I fully embrace the company’s strategic direction, as well as the action plan in place to drive Nestlé’s performance,” Mr. Navratil said in a statement. When Mr. Freixe was named chief executive less than a year ago, Nestle’s stock had dropped nearly 40 percent from its high in early 2022, as a new breed of weight-loss drugs began to shift eating habits across Europe and the United States. After spending nearly four decades at the company, he was tapped to replace the longtime chief executive Mark Schneider, who was one of only two Nestlé chief executives hired from outside the company. 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