date:Feb 16, 2013
Nestl has reported that its sales for 2012 were up 10.2%, to CHF 92.2 billion. Organic growth was 5.9%, building on the strong growth of recent years, and was composed of 3.1% real internal growth and 2.8% pricing.
The Groups trading operating profit was CHF 14.0 billion, up CHF 1.5 billion or 11.8%. The trading operating profit margin was 15.2%, up 20 basis points, +10 basis points in constant currencies.
The company noted that it put more marketing support behind its brands, with consumer-f