Swiss corporation Nestle announced the results of the past, 2010 year. Exceeding all the promised figures, the company's profit has tripled in the last financial year. This jump in profits was greatly facilitated by the sale of the corporation's share in the company Alcon, 2010 profit was 34.2 billion Swiss francs against 10.4 billion in 2009.
Corporate sales increased by 2% compared to last year, their total amount was 109.7 billion Swiss francs (114.35 billion US dollars). For the next year, 2011, the company's analysts predict stable sales growth for 5-6%.
The corporation pins special hopes on emerging markets, which account for more than a third of total sales. Top sellers Nestle traditionally become baby food and a new product on the market - capsules for making coffee in coffee machines.
The company's share price rose by 16% to 1.85 francs per share.
