date:Aug 10, 2012
Overall, the companys experienced 6% organic sales growth to 36.6bn (CHF 44.1bn) compared to the same period last year and around 6% improved operating profit to 4.9bn (CHF 6.6bn).
Sales in its confectionery business grew almost 12% to 3.8bn (CHF 4.6bn), however operating profit fell around 3% to 531m (CHF 638m) with profit margins declining 210 basis points.
Of Nestls seven product segments, confectionery is the sixth largest in terms of sales.
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Nestl chief financial officer Wan