{"id":6908,"date":"2020-07-10T07:31:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T07:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=6908"},"modified":"2021-01-01T16:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:09:17","slug":"barry-callebaut-notices-six-month-sales-slowdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/barry-callebaut-notices-six-month-sales-slowdown\/","title":{"rendered":"BARRY CALLEBAUT. SIX-MONTH SALES SLOWDOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Barry Callebaut Group<\/a> has reported a slowdown for the first six months of the year impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, with volumes declining in the third quarter (ended May 31, 2020) by \u201314.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This led to a general decline in the Group’s sales volume of \u20131.3% to 1,568,878 tonnes in the first nine months of fiscal year 2019\/20. The chocolate business’s sales volume declined by \u201314.1% in the third quarter, leading to a slight decline of \u20131.4% for the first nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Nielsen<\/a>, the first nine months’ underlying global chocolate confectionery market was flat (0.0%). Global Cocoa volumes were down \u201314.6% in the third quarter and about flat for the nine months under review (\u20130.7%). In the first nine months, sales revenue amounted to CHF 5.2 billion, an increase of +0.4% in local currencies (\u20134.4% in CHF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Antoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO of the Barry Callebaut Group, stated that in April, COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide impacted its sales volume in the third quarter. He added that throughout the pandemic, the precautionary measures allowed the company to preserve business continuity and maintain a high service level for its customers worldwide while protecting employees’ health and the communities the company operates in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, the Barry Callebaut Group<\/a> noticed a gradual sales volume recovery as governments started to lift the COVID-19 measures. These early signs of recovery are noticeable both in Food Manufacturers and Gourmet & Specialties, at a different pace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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