Net profit for the first six months was almost €27 million, up 2.3% compared with the corresponding period in 2013. Sales in the first half of 2014 amounted to €1,260
million, an increase of 2.5%. On a like-for-like basis, sales growth was 2.1%
CEO Koen Slippens: 'Although there are signs of a clear recovery in consumer confidence, we are not seeing very much of that in the food market. In the supermarket channel, sales have been flat for some considerable time, amidst strong price competition. In the foodservice market, the rate at which the market is shrinking has clearly slowed. We ourselves managed to grow by 4% in this segment on a like-for-like basis, with sales by our new acquisitions on top of that.
Read more in the press release or watch the video below, with an explanation by CFO
Huub van Rozendaal.
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