date:Nov 09, 2012
n said that the company experienced strong volume growth and that overall business activity was solid both in developed and emerging markets.
Factors such as investments in factories, structures, Gourmet business and sustainable cocoa, as well as ramp-up costs linked to various partnership agreements, affected the bottom-line results, Steinemann added.
In Europe, Barry Callebaut saw sales volume increase by 6.9% to 688,203t despite challenging market conditions, due to speciality products, out