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Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut reports lower-than-expected operating profit

The Swiss chocolatier has posted a 40% downturn in EBITDA for the six months to the end of February. Barry Callebaut has said its business was hit by one-off expenses caused by its transformation plan.

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