date:Apr 12, 2013
Danish food ingredient maker Chr. Hansen said on Thursday a second-quarter profit miss was due to one-offs and kept its guidance unchanged.
Chr. Hansen, which makes products such as enzymes, food colouring and cultures, said operating profit fell 22 percent 32.6 million euro, short of forecasts for 43.8 million, as it took a non-cash charge on a failed study and also suffered one-off costs related to a sales platform and changing its CEO.
It forecast full-year organic revenue growth of 7-9 per