date:Feb 25, 2013
s were partially offset by a less favorable dollar-peso exchange rate; sales in dollar terms would have risen 11.1%, Bimbo added. Sequential volume growth continued to trend positively, with the sweet baked goods and breakfast categories outperforming in the period.
Overall operating expenses as a percentage of sales grew in the fourth quarter at Grupo Bimbo, in part because of the higher expense structure of the Sara Lee operations in the United States, especially distribution expenses, Bimbo