UK food ingredients group Tate & Lyle plc has said its first-half profits remained flat year-on-year, with growth expected to pick up in the second half. "Overall, we expect to report adjusted operating profit for the group for the first ...
Tags: food, bulk ingredients, liquid sweeteners, ethanol, corn crops
Ascena Retail Group Inc.reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended July 28,2012. Ascena's financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended July 28,2012 reflect its acquisition of ...
US food group Dole Food Co.has admitted it is in talks to sell two units,including its packaged food arm,to Japanese conglomerate Itochu Corp. Dole in May launched a review of its operations to"enhance shareholder value".It said today(12 ...
US food giant Heinz has reported a 10%increase in first-quarter profits on the back of continued growth in emerging markets,which now account for a record share of turnover. Heinz booked a 9.5%gain in net income from continuing operations ...
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US food giant Heinz is to report "strong" first-quarter results, its chief executive told shareholders today (28 August). Heinz chairman, president and CEO Bill Johnson told the ketchup firm's AGM it would file a 10% increase in net ...
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Increasing OSB sales volumes and prices helped Louisana-Pacific’s (LP) main OSB division return second-quarter operating profits of US$17m (2011: US$23m loss). The OSB division reported net sales of US$195m (2011: US$141m). Sales ...
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US private-label food group Ralcorp Holdings has reported an increase in third-quarter profits, helped by higher sales and a gain from hedging contracts. Ralcorp, which makes cereals, sauces and pasta for US retailers, booked net earnings ...
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Thanks to a solid order backlog and positive currency translation effects,revenue was up ten percent compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011.On the other hand,new orders were down 23 percent due to a substantially lower volume from ...
3M has dropped its $US550 million takeover of Avery Dennison's office products division after the US Justice Department said it would take legal action if the companies didn't abandon the transaction. The Justice Department said in a ...
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Pfleiderer generated consolidated turnover in the first quarter of of €388.9m, virtually unchanged year on year. The decline of 0.6% was attributed by Pfleiderer primarily to the sale concluded on 24 Januaryof the Moncure particleboard ...
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Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the industry’s largest supplier of wood products, reported net sales from continuing operations of $1.8 billion for its second fiscal quarter, a 12.5% increase over net sales from continuing operations of $1.6 ...
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Trans-Lux,a supplier of LED technology for high-resolution video displays and lighting applications,has reported its financial results for the first quarter. Revenues totaled US$5.6 million for the first quarter,compared with US$4.9 ...
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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. today reported its first quarter 2012 results. First Quarter 2012 Performance Revenue Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased 26%, or approximately $405, 000, to approximately ...
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Nexxus Lighting, Inc. today reported its first quarter 2012 results. First Quarter 2012 Performance Revenue Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased 26%, or approximately $405, 000, to approximately $1, 148, 000 as ...
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European plastics processor Promens recovered strongly last year, delivering significantly improved operating earnings to match those achieved before the 2009 global financial crisis. The Icelandic packaging to rotational moulding group ...
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