date:Nov 13, 2013
First quarter turnover at Bonduelle - a world leader in ready to eat vegetables - rose to 451.7m from 448.4m. This was an increase of 4.4% on a like-for-like basis and 0.7% on reported figures, after adjustment for scope of consolidation (-0.8%) and currency exchange rates (-2.8%).
In the Europe zone, the growth increased by 3.1% on a like-for-like basis.
The group said this performance was essentially the result of some favourable base effects, but also, thanks to the success of the innovatio