date:Jul 04, 2012
Hopton enabled increased investment and 30 new product launches were made throughout the year.
Napier Brown, the groups sugar business, pulled in 176.8m (220.2m) for the 15 month period with its 2011 annual figures up 32.6% on 2010.
It began sourcing sugar from seven new countries and plans to continue this multi-sourcing initiative as a core business focus to ensure continued alternative supply options to the major EU beet sugar producers.
The firm announced that Omnicane, the biggest sugar