USA - The Kellogg Company has posted 5.4% rise in sales growth for the year 2018 even as the fourth quarter continued to feel the impact of the costs of ongoing restructuring at the company. Sales in the fourth quarter grew 4.2% but were largely affected by the effects of a strong dollar and preparations…
KENYA - Tea remained the top export earner at US$31.9 million followed by horticulture at US$30.4 during the July-September 2018 period, reports The Citizen. However, this is despite a drop in tea earnings which according to the 2018 Quarterly Balance of Payments (QBOP) report by Kenya Bureau of Statistics fell by 10.1% in the period…
USA - Ardent Mills LLC has posted improved income and financial results in the second quarter following a weak first quarter, based on a Securities Exchange Commission filing by Conagra Brands, Inc. According to the Form 10-Q filed Jan. 3, equity method investment earnings of Conagra in the second quarter ended Nov. 25 were US$37.7…
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand dairy giant, Fonterra’s revenue decreased by 4% to US$2.60 billion (NZ$3.8 billion) in the first quarter and has revised its 2018/19 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range to US$4.12 – US$4.32 per kgMS. The revision in the forecast milk price range was attributed to the global milk supply remaining stronger…
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s agricultural retailing and service company, Kaap Agri has recorded an 8% increase in revenues to US$477 million arising from a remarkable increase in its important wheat business, reports Business Day. In the year to end September, the company said wheat seed sales had recorded a 40% increase resulting in…
SOUTH AFRICA - Taste Holding, the South African operator of Starbucks has incurred an operating loss of US$6.37 million and revenue dropped 3% to US$34.33 million for the half-year to End-August, impacted by strained consumer spending, reports Business Day. The company’s said operating losses and reduction in revenue will force it to restructure its investment…
INDIA – Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), the bottling partner of Coca-Cola India has said that revenues for the year ended March 2018 fell 4% to US$1.28 billion as it embarks on investments for strong, stable growth. During the period, operating revenue increased 7% while it gained 2.3% share in sparkling beverages compared to the previous…
SOUTH AFRICA – Tiger Brands, South Africa’s biggest traded packaged-food company has posted 9% decline in revenue to US$2.06 billion as it struggles to recover from listeria outbreak and a weak consumer spending. According to Moneyweb, operating income in the year ended September fell 28% to US$239.56 million while headline earnings per share (HEPS) shed…
USA – Campbell Soup reported US$2.69 million in net sales, a 25% increase in the first quarter ended Oct. 28, highlighting the benefit from the acquisitions of Snyder’s-Lance Inc. and Pacific Foods of Oregon. Net earnings were down 29% at US$194 million, from US$275 million, in the previous year’s first quarter while organic sales declined…
SOUTH AFRICA – The JSE-listed food company, Rhodes Food has said that profit after tax for the year ended 30 September declined 34.3% to US$10.95 million as a result of a slowing economic environment that heavily impacted sales. Headline earnings for the period under review also decreased by 32.9% to US$11.29 million, adversely affected by…
