Food group Kerry said its sales were up 4.2% in volume terms over the nine months to the end of September.
In an interim management statement, Kerry reported strong business momentum driven by "successful innovation" in response to demand for healthier food products.
But the company has cut the upper limit for how much it expects its earnings to grow by this year - partly due to currency movements.
Kerry said its Taste & Nutrition Technologies and Systems business delivered good growth in North America, a solid performance in Latin America, good growth in the EMEA region and continued double digit growth in Asia.
It said that despite increasing inflationary pressures in the UK consumer foods market, Kerry Foods maintained good volume growth - benefiting from increased snacking trends in dairy and meat categories.
The company said its Taste & Nutrition division reported 4.6% volume growth in the nine month period.
Within this division, business volumes were up 3.4% in the Americas region. Kerry said it maintained good growth in North American markets, while market conditions continued to improve in Brazil, while Mexico saw more challenging economic conditions.
However, development in Central America and the Caribbean region slowed.
Kerry said that the EMEA region reported 3.7% volume growth in the period under review. The company noted that with increased focus on sugar and calorie reduction across Europe, its "TasteSense" technologies saw good growth.
Meanwhile, Kerry saw "excellent growth" and market development in the Asia-Pacific region, with business volumes up 10.9%. Strong growth was seen in the foodservice sector throughout the region, especially in China and South East Asia.
Kerry said its consumer foods business performed well against a background of increasing inflationary pressure in the UK market and sterling volatility after the Brexit vote. Business volumes for the nine months to the end of September grew by 2.5%.
"The Kerry Business Model continues to deliver speedy innovation in response to the pace of change in the food and beverage industry," commented the company's chief executive Edmond Scanlon.
"We achieved good volume growth in the first nine months of 2017 and for the full year, taking into account the 4% currency translation headwind, we expect to achieve growth in adjusted earnings per share of 4% to 6% on a reported basis to a range of 336 to 343 cent per share," he added.
Shares in the company closed nearly 2% higher in Dublin trade today.
