Emerging markets brew up sweet third-quarter sales boost for Nestle

The Vevey-based group said Thursday that sales rose to 67.6 billion Swiss francs (US$73.3 billion) through September, up from 60.9 billion francs in the same period last year.

With 11.7 percent growth in emerging markets and 2.4 percent growth in developed markets, the maker of Nescafe instant coffee, Jenny Craig weight-loss products and Haagen-Dazs ice cream said it expects organic sales growth of 6.1 percent this year.

The company kept up the growth despite a global economy that has been weighed down by Europe's chronic debt crisis and sluggish American growth. It also maintained its full-year outlook, despite the tough trading conditions.

“We grew in the intensely competitive developed markets in spite of a general economic malaise and low levels of consumer confidence,” said Nestle Chief Executive Paul Bulcke.

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