date:May 04, 2014
igher cocoa prices in a period of low seasonality of cocoa and chocolate business, coupled with the change in the pattern of supply at Natraceutical (ingredients business partly-owned by Natra).
The own-label specialist said sales in its cocoa and chocolate arm during the period fell from 4.9 million in 2013 to 2.7 million.
Total Group sales fell 1.6% to 75.71 million. Natra says it expects business to pick up in the second half of the year, when negotiations regarding Christmas contracts begi