date:Apr 19, 2013
cent guidance, investor relations head Roddy Child-Villiers told a conference call.
Sales at the world's largest food company rose 4.3 percent to 21.9 billion Swiss francs ($23.52 billion), below an average estimate of 22.6 billion in a Reuters poll.
Sales growth in Asia, Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) and Africa (AOA) slowed to 4.4 percent overall, from 8.4 percent in full-year 2012. They were slowed further by shortages in Nido milk powder, Maggi bouillons and Crelac infant cereals afte