The Australasian beer group, Lion Nathan, has confirmed it is expecting to post a 10% rise of net profit for the first half of the fiscal year, ended on March 31st. “The group is also on track to report net profit of A$180m for 2002-03,” said Gordon Cairns, company’s CEO. First half results will be revealed on May 15.

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