date:Aug 12, 2014
everage and Dairy. The collective gains achieved in these regions were largely offset by continued volume erosion in North America, where sales declined by 4% this quarter, compared with like-for-like growth of 11% in the year-ago quarter.
Gross margin in the Flavors business remained constant, year-over-year, due to the favourable net impact of price to input costs offset by cost increases and a slightly unfavourable sales mix. Input costs continue to remain at elevated levels. Flavors segment