date:Nov 09, 2012
the low end of 5%-7% range, and Operating EPS of $.50 to $.55 based on average August 202 foreign currency rates
As we expected, our top-line growth this quarter was modest, said Irene Rosenfeld, Chairman and CEO. This reflected the lapping of our exceptional performance in the third quarter last year and a lower contribution from pricing. We also had some short-term executional missteps in a few key countries, but these issues should be largely resolved by the end of the year. Growth in our