date:Jul 21, 2012
Group operating profit was up 11% on the same quarter last year to 25.7m (SEK 218m), while sales rose 8% to 493.8m (SEK 4.2bn).
Record-high Ingredients profit
Growth was driven by profit in the groups ingredients segment, which grew 30% to 18.4m (SEK 156m) largely due to a 21% rise in volume.
The company said this was a record high operating for the ingredients business, helped by developments in speciality product areas, particularly bakery and infant nutrition.
However, AAK saw profit de