Patrick Cescau Quotations

We are delighted with this agreement for Campbell to acquire the entire portfolio of brands being sold as a result of the undertakings to the EC.

We are too small in food in Asia in particular. But it is difficult to grow there by takeovers, nothing is available,

For Europe to emerge as a winner from globalisation, we must put knowledge and innovation at the centre of our growth agenda.

Performance is what matters to me, not the niceties of corporate structure.

Performance is what matters, not the niceties of the corporate structure, as far as I'm concerned.

There was some pick up in the fourth quarter, but there is still work to do to return Europe to full competitiveness and growth.

Although we have made great progress in increasing profitability, growth has been harder to come by. This has been a tough call.

Our savings programs are delivering well and, together with an improved mix, they have enabled us to fully offset the impact of higher input costs,

Especially in Asia we are too small in food,

We have seen a return to strong growth in personal care and in developing and emerging markets. Performance in Europe improved compared to last year.