08 Aug 2013 --- Nestlé has reported that sales increased by 5.3% to CHF 45.2 billion in the first half of 2013. Organic growth was 4.1%, composed of 2.7% real internal growth and 1.4% pricing. Acquisitions, net of divestitures, added 2.1% to sales, whilst foreign exchange had an impact of -0.9%.
