Peter Boone, CEO of the Barry Callebaut Group, said: “We are presenting a strong set of results, delivering profitable volume growth throughout the year, supported by all Regions and segments, particularly Gourmet & Specialties. Our broad geographic footprint and customer base, together with our sharpened business model and strong balance sheet, continued to build a solid foundation for growth.”
The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality #chocolate and cocoa products, achieved strong sales volume growth of +5.3% to 2,306,681 tonnes in fiscal year 2021/22 (ended August 31, 2022). The #chocolate business reported strong volume growth of +5.9% (organic +4.5%), excluding the first-time consolidation of ECC), clearly outpacing the flat underlying global #chocolate confectionery market (+0.3%)4. Volume growth was supported by all Regions (Asia Pacific +15.8%, Americas +6.4%, EMEA +4.3%) and all key growth drivers, Outsourcing (+4.8%), Emerging Markets (+7.9%) and a particularly strong performance by Gourmet & Specialties (+22.5%). Sales volume growth in Global Cocoa further normalized to 456,970 tonnes, an increase of +2.5%.
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