date:Apr 17, 2013
company-compiled average of analysts' estimates.
At the baby food division, which makes up 22 percent of group revenue, sales growth was 17.1 percent.
The company said the jump in sales in China was due partly to the New Year's celebrations, which started in February, one month later than in 2012. The Chinese stocked up on baby food in January prior to the holiday when most stores are closed.
Finance chief Pierre Andre Terisse said the company planned to beef up its baby nutrition activities