Zurich/Switzerland, January 5, 2012- Barry Callebaut AG, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, will announce on January 17th 2012 its 3-month key sales figures of fiscal year 2011/12, ended November 30th, 2011.
As announced in July 2011, Barry Callebaut has sold its European Consumer Products business (Stollwerck) to the Belgian Baronie Group. Accordingly, the company presents last year's interim figures from continuing operations, which are unaudited.
For comparison reasons, the Group's previous interim figures for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010/11 are presented in the table below. The same format will be used for the presentation of the first quarter of fiscal year 2011/12.
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Financial calendar for fiscal year 2011/12 (September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012):
Half-year results 2011/12 (news release & conference) | April 2, 2012, Zurich |
9-month key sales figures 2011/12 (news release) | July 5, 2012 |
Full-year results 2011/12 (news release & conference) | November 7, 2012, Zurich |
Annual General Meeting 2011/12 | December 5, 2012, Zurich |
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With annual sales of about CHF 4.6 billion (EUR 3.6
billion/USD 5.0 billion) for fiscal year 2010/11,
Zurich-based Barry Callebaut is the world's leading
manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate - from the
cocoa bean to the finished chocolate product. Barry
Callebaut is present in 27 countries, operates around 40
production facilities and employs a diverse and dedicated
workforce of about 6,000 people. Barry Callebaut serves the
entire food industry focusing on industrial food
manufacturers, artisans and professional users of chocolate
(such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs or bakers), the latter
with its two global brands Callebaut® and Cacao Barry®.
Barry Callebaut is the global leader in cocoa and chocolate
innovations and provides a comprehensive range of services
in the fields of product development, processing, training
and marketing. Cost leadership is another important reason
why global as well as local food manufacturers work
together with Barry Callebaut. Through its broad range of
sustainability initiatives and research activities, the
company works with farmers, farmer organizations and other
partners to help ensure future supplies of cocoa and
improve farmer livelihoods.
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Contacts
for investors and financial analysts: | for the media: |
Evelyn Nassar | Raphael Wermuth |
Head of Investor Relations | External Communications Manager |
Barry Callebaut AG | Barry Callebaut AG |
Phone: +41 43 204 04 23 | Phone: +41 43 204 04 58 |
evelyn_nassar@barry-callebaut.com | raphael_wermuth@barry-callebaut.com |
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