Dirk Van de Put

“So if I start with emerging markets, I would say that the consumer overall, the confidence is resilient. There is a difference, like India is very positive. I would say Latin America with Mexico and Brazil is solid.”

“I would say at this moment what's really driving the strong top line that we have, which was 4.4%, and then also strong volume in Q2, we feel that there's a very solid backdrop as it relates to snacking, which continues to perform well across the major emerging markets.”

“Thanks so much. hi andrew yeah let me maybe start with developed markets we're pleased with our improving performance in the developed markets it's in line maybe even slightly better than our expectations if i first look at europe consumer confidence there is stable but it's fragile, as you would expect from the…”

“I would start off by saying that if you look at 2025 and the overall chocolate market in the world, seeing the rather important price increases that took place, that the category overall has shown a lot of resilience, despite all the volatility. volatility.”

“So I would say if I started with the consumer in Europe, I would say the consumer confidence remains in general stable, unchanged versus the last quarter. If I look at our biscuits, cakes and pastries and meals business, They're all performing well, where we have share growth and volume mix growth.”