迪尔菲尔德中学,病了。——Mondel ?z国际has raised its fiscal-year guidance, even as consumer demand for cookies and crackers crumbled during the third quarter. The maker of Oreo, Chips Ahoy! and Ritz reported sluggish growth in the U.S. biscuit category and a decline in its candy and gum business, but Mondel?z said it expects to drive earnings growth with cost-reduction and productivity programs. The company increased its adjusted earnings per share target range by 9c for the year.

11月5日，公司董事长兼首席执行官艾琳·罗森菲尔德(Irene Rosenfeld)在与金融分析师的财报电话会议上表示:“在这个充满挑战的环境下，我们选择专注于我们可以控制的领域，这将推动生产力和积极的成本削减，这也是我们短期内盈利增长的动力。”“从长期来看，我相信我们拥有正确的因素，能够在收入和利润方面实现顶级增长，但就近期而言，虽然我们看到宏观经济处于当前状况，但我们选择专注于我们可以控制的领域，主要是成本。”

归属于Mondel?zin the third quarter ended Sept. 30 dropped 7% to $899 million, equal to 53c per share on the common stock, from $1,012 million, or 57c per share, in the comparable period.

该季度净营收降至83.37亿美元，较去年第三季度的84.72亿美元下降1.6%。为抵消投入成本上升而采取的定价措施推动了营收增长，但也对销量构成构成了压力。

罗森菲尔德说，“我们采取了广泛的定价行动，涵盖了所有品类和地区，不过，考虑到可可和生咖啡的价格都出现了大幅上涨，我们在巧克力和咖啡方面的定价行动最为显著。”“正如预期的那样，定价提高和价差扩大导致整体销量组合承压，下降了3.1个百分点。”

短期来看，Mondel?zsaid it expects continued headwinds from the pricing implementation until competitors follow suit and consumers adapt. Regarding long-term growth, Mondel?z’s top executive updated analysts on the status of three strategic initiatives.

“你可以想象，所有这些转型工作都是一项艰巨的任务，但重大变革是我们在这里做得很好的事情，”罗森菲尔德说。“我对我们成功实施这些举措的能力充满信心，无论宏观环境如何，我们都有能力让这家公司赢得胜利，并实现长期可持续的盈利增长。”

首先,Mondel ?z’s planned coffee joint venture with D.E Master Blenders 1753 B.V. is moving ahead and expected to close in 2015. Dave Brearton, who is transitioning out of his role as chief financial officer, will lead the formation and launch of Jacobs Douwe Egberts.

罗森菲尔德说，“我们正在争取监管部门的批准，并与我们的工作委员会进行沟通，这方面正在取得进展。”“你可以想象，要想继续取得成功，我们还有很多工作要做，所以我很高兴戴夫能够在这个关键时刻专注于这个项目。”

第二,Mondel ?zis advancing in its goal to reduce costs through supply-chain reinvention and zero-based budgeting. The company is set to open a new biscuit plant in Salinas, Mexico, that will provide 1,000 basis points of margin improvement for products manufactured there compared to the existing network. Mondel?z also recently announced a $90 million investment in a new biscuit plant in Manama, Bahrain, to support growth in the region.

罗森菲尔德说，“我们正在进行第一个年度预算流程，利用我们新的(零基础预算)Z.B.B.工具包和修订后的成本政策。”“我可以告诉你，Z.B.B.对我们的文化产生了预期的影响。我们正在推动我们的团队在非常细的层面上进行预算权衡，并挑战旧的思维方式。这为未来几年实现一流的成本结构和进一步提高利润率奠定了基础。”

第三，Mondel?zhas announced organizational changes as part of preparations to adopt a new, category-led operating model in all regions on Jan. 1, 2015.

罗森菲尔德说:“这种运营模式将通过在全球加速推出经过验证的创新，澄清和简化决策，通过简化、标准化和规模化降低成本，以及建立世界一流的能力和运营纪律，从而改善我们的盈亏底线。”“这是我们业务运营方式的重大变化，尤其是在新兴市场。”