date:May 27, 2014
owth platforms offset lager volume declines resulting from continued category and competitor pressure. The integration programme continued to progress ahead of schedule in terms of both synergy delivery and capability build. In China, organic, constant currency group NPR growth of 17% was underpinned by higher volumes and the continued focus on premiumisation, led by Snow Draft and Snow Brave the World. Reported EBITA in China benefited from higher group NPR, but margins were diluted by investme