Nestlé Sales Growth Decreases

Food giant Nestlé said it sees a difficult year ahead after reporting a decrease in sales growth across the world in 2012.

February 15, 2013

“For 2013, I see many challenges. We are not out of the woods in many places,” Nestlé chief executive Paul Bulcke told The Wall Street Journal. “But I also see many opportunities; I see growth potential in every category we are in.”

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