date:Sep 24, 2013
Dairy Crest has issued a pre-close trading update for the six months ending 30 September 2013, ahead of announcing Interim Results on 7 November 2013.
We continue to perform in line with our expectations despite the challenging trading environment, said Mark Allen, chief executive. The butters and spreads market has been particularly difficult. We have offset pressures there by growing our cheese business, reducing our cost base and improving the underlying performance of Dairies. We are excite