date:Nov 23, 2012
vestitures, grew 3.3%.
Emerging markets, which accounted for about 23% of the company's total sales, saw an organic sales growth of 13.2%.
The firm's leading 15 brands witnessed 4.6% organic sales growth, driven by brands such as Heinz, Quero, ABC, Classico, Golden Circle, Master and Ore-Ida, while global ketchup delivered organic sales growth of 5% due to strong performance in Brazil and the US.
Heinz chairman, president and CEO William R Johnson said that the company posted strong results,