Nestle’s sales were over 21 billion francs

The sales of the Swiss food company Nestlé grew by 0.4 percent year-on-year, to 21.07 billion francs in the first quarter of March.

In the first month of this year, the organic growth was 2.3 percent, compared with the 3.9 percent in the same period of last year.

The volume of sales grew by 1.3 percent in the first quarter, while between January and March last year increased by 3 percent.

The Swiss company has more than 2000 brands, including Maggi, KitKat, Nescafe, Friskies and Purina. (MTI)