date:Nov 15, 2013
in the North America retail business, tripled earnings during the third quarter.
For the quarter ended Sept. 29, the company posted net earnings of $40,685,000, equal to 35c per share on the common stock, up from $9,878,000, or 12c, from the same period of the previous year. Net sales for the quarter increased to $572,455,000 from $567,905,000 last year.
Net sales for the Birds Eye Frozen segment increased 0.8% to $258 million from $256 million in the year-ago period, driven by growth of Birds