Barry Callebaut Q1 sales figures: Start well ahead of global market growth

Dear Madam, dear Sir,

The Barry Callebaut Group announced today its 3-month key sales figures for fiscal year 2014/15, ended on November 30, 2014, with the following highlights:

• Sales volume +0.2% in a global market that declined by 1.8%; sales revenue up +15.1%
•  Main growth drivers: key region Western Europe resuming growth, Gourmet & Specialties Products business (+3.8%) and Asia Pacific (+9.3%)
• Mid-term financial targets confirmed, subject to currency translation impacts

Juergen Steinemann, CEO of the Barry Callebaut Group, said: "As anticipated, we saw a slow start in our new fiscal year, yet we grew well above the market. I am satisfied that our largest region, Western Europe, resumed growth, capitalizing on last year's capacity investments. We continue to focus on margin improvements. We have completed the integration of the acquired cocoa business and are now working on strengthening our position as the global leader in cocoa processing and origination enhancing our integrated service and product offering to our customers."

The complete news release can be accessed in a PDF version via this link or is available on the company's website (incl. high-res pictures to download).

Best regards,
Media / Investor Relations Team
Barry Callebaut AG