Barry Callebaut Posts Weak H1 Profit

Barry Callebaut AG BYCBF reported downbeat profit for the six months to February 2012. Barry Callebaut's 1H net profit fell to CHF 116.4 million, from CHF125.7 million, in the year-ago period. Its revenue dropped to CHF2.39 billion from CHF2.45 billion. However, analysts were expecting a net profit of CHF130 million on revenue of CHF2.5 billion.