Denmark: Royal Unibrew A/S reports 6 month operating profit of DKK60.6 million
The Danish brewery group Royal Unibrew A/S reported 29 August an operating profit of DKK60.6 million on net revenue of DKK1.62 billion for the financial period January-June 2006, Nordic Business Report Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge released August 29.
Operating profit for the six-month period decreased from DKK65.5 million while net revenue increased from DKK1.51 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2005.
Royal Unibrew A/S is a listed, international business that produces, distributes, markets and sells beer, malt and soft drinks in 65 markets - primarily in Europe, America and Africa.
It comprise four breweries in Denmark, two in Lithuania, one brewery and one soft drinks business in Latvia as well as two breweries in Poland. In addition, it has sales companies and associates in a number of countries. Royal Unibrew A/S employs a total of some 2,200 people.
One Danish krone (DKK) is worth approximately 0.09 British pounds (GBP).