date:Oct 19, 2012
rging markets delivered double-digit growth. Africa grew at twice the zone average and the Middle East also performed extremely strongly. China and Indonesia were among the other markets contributing well. The categories that were the key growth drivers were dairy, powdered beverages and ready-to-drink, particularly Nescaf, ambient culinary with Maggi and Totole, chocolate including Shark in China, and ice cream.
Among developed markets, Japan reported growth due to its coffee systems Nescaf Ba