CHICAGO (AP) _ Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $747 million.

On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had profit of 54 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 67 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 64 cents per share.

The maker of Oreo cookies, Cadbury chocolate and Trident gum posted revenue of $7.27 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.81 billion.

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