Ingredion (INGR) 6 May 222022 Q1 Earnings call transcript

00:06 Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the First Quarter 2022 Ingredion Inc. Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's program may be recorded. like Vice your and President President Investor now program for Interim would of Payant, Jason of Relations. I to host introduce today's Vice XX:XX Corporate Finance ahead. go Please

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on higher We XXXX impact double-digits, and comparable to potential restructuring $X.XX low expect the costs of We and are of a impairment costs to integration This costs. up driven growth adjusted well XX:XX be the as strong by pass-through maintaining volume as of net full-year EPS range price/mix, corn acquisition-related excludes basis. $X.XX. any sales

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double-digits XX:XX total quarter concludes That relatively to to expect to growth second to I'll my Jim. and and were back sales income when hand it year. be compared the of low operating prior both comments, XXXX, net flat For we increase

Thanks, XX:XX Jim.

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question Your please.

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XX:XX Hi, Ken.

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XX:XX Thank you, Ken.

XX:XX Thank you.

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XX:XX Hi, Adam.

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XX:XX Thank you.

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