Netherlands: Heineken is on course for further organic profit growth going forward, according to the companys chief executive. Speaking at the companys annual shareholder meeting yesterday, Anthony Ruys reiterated that he sees organic growth this year, according to Just-Drinks.
Ruys warned, however, that the Dutch brewers earnings this year remain under pressure from negative currency effects. The negative currency effects cant have been fully compensated by the positive effects from acquisitions in 2004, he said. Heineken has already warned that it expects its profit after tax but before goodwill will fall this year due to currency fluctuations.