date:Dec 05, 2012
where margins had recently been squeezed, but also in its spreads activity, through the concentration of production at its Kirby plant on Merseyside.
Dairy Crest reported adjusted profit before tax of 19.1M for H2 ended September 30, compared with 22.9M for the same period of the previous year on sales of 688.2M (739.1M). Half-year net debt was 75.8M, compared with 365.3M in 2011.
'Much stronger'
Dairy Crest chief executive Mark Allen said: The decisive actions we have taken during the perio