date:Jan 18, 2013
Swiss cocoa and chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has reported a 0.6% decline in sales revenue to CHF1.25bn ($1.34bn) in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, compared to CHF1.26bn ($1.35bn) in the same quarter last year, due to lower comparable sales prices for cocoa ingredients.
However, sales volume for the quarter increased 8.3% to 388,160t, compared to 358,567t in the corresponding period of fiscal 2012, driven by contributions from all regions.
Barry Callebaut CEO Juergen Stein