date:Apr 16, 2014
o weaker in the first quarter because Easter holidays this year fall in April instead of March, which drove consumers to postpone purchases.
Bernstein analyst Andrew Wood said accelerating pricing and the Easter impact in the second quarter should help top-line momentum throughout the rest of the year.
Nestle generates a quarter of its sales in the United States. In the Americas, sales were up 4.6 percent, helped by strong demand for soluble coffee and pet food in Latin America. Sales in Europ