Barry Callebaut , the world's biggest chocolate maker, has today reported lower than expected half-year operating profit, hit by one-off expenses caused by its transformation plan.
The Swiss-based company's earnings before interest and tax fell 40% in local currencies to 178 million Swiss francs on a reported basis in the six months to the end of February.Barry Callebaut, which supplies chocolate for the soon-to-be-spun-off Magnum ice creams made by Unilever and for Nestle's KitKat bars, said that increasing cocoa prices and the broader inflationary environment drove revenue up by 11% in Swiss francs. The consensus had expected an increase of 5.7%.
Climate change, years of insufficient planning and tree diseases have brewed a perfect storm for farmers in Western Africa, a region which accounts for roughly 70% of global cocoa supplies, driving prices to historical highs.Barry Callebaut said half-year sales volumes were broadly unchanged from a year earlier, in line with its annual guidance for flat volumes.
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