Barry Callebaut continues sales growth in a tough economic environment

Barry Callebaut reports sales for first three months of fiscal year
2008/09:
Barry Callebaut continues sales growth in a tough economic
environment

* Sales volume growth of 2.0% to 338,513 metric tonnes
* Sales revenue rose 7.2% in local currencies; sales revenue growth
in the reporting currency (CHF) was up 0.7% to CHF 1,429.1
million
* Profitability on track as a result of higher margins and strict
cost control
* Four-year financial targets 2007/08 through 2010/11 confirmed *

Group key sales figures for the first three months of fiscal year
2008/09

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| GROUP | | Change | Three | Three |
| | | (%) | months up | months up |
| | | | to Nov 30, | to Nov 30, |
| | | | 2008 | 2007 |
|--------------------+-------+-----------+------------+-------------|
| Sales volumes | mt | 2.0 | 338,513 | 331,916 |
|--------------------+-------+-----------+------------+-------------|
| Sales revenue | CHF m | 0.7 | 1,429.1 | 1,419.4 |
| in local | | 7.2 | 1,521.1 | |
| currencies | | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

Zurich/Switzerland, January 21, 2009 - Barry Callebaut AG, the
world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate
products, continued to grow in the first three months of fiscal year
2008/09 ended November 30, 2008, in a tough global economic
environment.

* Mid-term financial targets are on average for period
2007/8-2010/11: annual top-line growth of 9-11%, EBIT growth of
11-14% and net profit growth of 13-16%, barring any major unforeseen
event

Contacts

Contacts for the media:
for investors and financial
analysts: Josiane Kremer, Corp.Communications
Barry Callebaut AG
Simone Lalive, Head of IR Phone: +41 43 204 04 58
Barry Callebaut AG josiane_kremer@barry-callebaut.com
Phone: +41 43 204 04 23
simone_lalive@barry-callebaut.com

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