date:Jul 15, 2019
production and follows a series of expansions, innovation milestones and sustainability strategies at the Group.
Sales revenue in the period under review amounted to CHF 5.5 billion (US$5.56 billion), an increase of 8.2 percent in local currencies. However, the increase in sales revenue was impacted by higher raw material prices, notes the company.
Cocoa bean prices fluctuated in a range between 1,500 (US$1,880) and 1,800 per ton and closed at 1,788 per ton on May 31, 2019. On average, coco