date:Jul 26, 2013
portfolios by eliminating low profitability but still grow overall on this business.
For the second half of the year, the company remains focused on ramping up innovations, rebasing costs and pushing for improved performance in its food portfolio, which Mr. Polman said is stronger than it was.
The footprint is more skewed toward emerging markets now, and we have disposed of many of our businesses around the peripheries where, as a result, our sales are now concentrated on fewer bigger brands,