Foreign exchange impacted sales by -2.7%, while acquisitions, net of divestitures, added 0.6%. Overall, group sales increased by 4.4% to CHF 26.3bn.
Food and Beverages’ organic growth reached 6.1%, including real internal growth of 4.5%. Foreign exchange impacted Food and Beverages’ sales by -2.6%, while acquisitions, net of divestitures, added 0.7%. Overall, Food and Beverages’ sales were up 4.2% to CHF 24.3bn.
The organic growth of Nestlé Food and Beverages was 4.6% in the Americas, 5.1% in Europe and 11.2% in Asia, Oceania and Africa. This confirms the momentum gathered in the latter part of 2009, with all regions contributing.
Western Europe and other developed markets’ growth accelerated, while the group’s emerging markets achieved over 10% organic growth, with a particularly strong performance in BRIC countries and a sustained contribution from our popularly positioned products, providing affordable, nutritious products for emerging consumers.
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Source: Nestlé
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