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Barry Callebaut AG Mar 03
Standard & Poors, March 2003
Abstract
Barry Callebaut is the only global chocolate-products supplier to the food industry with a solid history of profitable growth; The favorable outsourcing trend in the food industry should give the company more opportunities to increase sales to key customers; and The group's size and successful track record of external growth should enable it to smoothly integrate recent midsize acquisitions into its consumer and gourmet divisions. Barry Callebaut is leveraged, which leaves the company only moderate flexibility to fund its growth strategy across its main divisions; Although the group's client base is wide, Barry Callebaut deals primarily with the world's largest food manufacturers and retailers, which have strong bargaining power; and Liquidity is sub-par: Only a portion of the company's short-term...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Barry Callebaut AG,Barry Callebaut Services N.V.
Action: Review
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Research Type: Full Analysis
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