date:Jul 08, 2013
Almarai, a Saudi Arabian dairy company which operates a joint venture with PepsiCo, has reported sales of SAR5,284.9m ($1,409m) for first half (H1) ended 30 June 2013, an increase of 15.8%, compared to sales of SAR4,564.5m ($1,217m) in the same period of the previous year.
For the second quarter (Q2) ended 30 June 2013, sales were SAR2,873.9m ($766.3m), an increase of 13.9%, as against the sales of SAR2,524.1m ($673m) in the same period in 2012.
Almarai's net profit for the H1 and Q2 also incr