Beiersdorf posts results
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Sales for the company grew 7.3% in 2006 to $6.98 bil. (€1=$1.36), Chair of the Executive Board Thomas-B. Quaas states during April 26 annual general meeting in Hamburg, Germany. For the first quarter of 2007, sales for the consumer business segment "were up substantially" compared with the prior year, the exec adds, noting that the firm expects to report 7% to 8% growth for the division during its May 3 interim report. Beiersdorf aims to command 5.5% of the global market by 2010 by delivering superior brands, a process-driven global supply chain and growth in developing markets, Quaas says...