Jon Cox
Jon Cox
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The result was clearly better than expected. The main driver is Asia while organic growth of almost 8 percent in soluble coffee is impressive for what some regard as a mature category.
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As expected, (there was) some confusion about the impact of IFRS changes but the underlying result was solid given the impact from negative currency and higher commodity prices.
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The standard of beyond reasonable doubt is very difficult to achieve.
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We tend to view small bolt-on acquisitions in niche segments or regions as positive with ice cream part of the trading-up-to-premium-brands phenomena we are seeing in other food categories such as coffee and chocolate.
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Watch data for February, although strong in the premium segment, was weak in the middle and even up into parts of the luxury segment.