Nestle&#39;s 1st-Half Net Profit Hits $2.28B
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VEVEY, Switzerland Aug. 18, 2004  Nestle SA posted a modest 2 percent increase in profits for the first half of the year as it faced such challenges as higher prices for raw materials like milk and coffee as well as cooler temperatures,which dampened ...
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Corus Group Plc, the UK&#39;s biggest steelmaker, reported its first profit and said earnings will rise in the second half because of higher steel prices and cost cutting by Chief Executive Officer Philippe Varin.
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PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's No.  2 soft drink company, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose  due to tax benefits and strong performances from its key  Frito-Lay snack and North American beverage businesses and  raised its full-year profit forecast.
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Re-insurance group Swiss Re reported a 16 percent rise in first-half profit to 1.6 billion Swiss francs (1.0 billion euros, 1.3 billion dollars).
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Carrefour, the world&#39;s No. 2 food retailer said Wednesday that its profit increased 5.3 per cent in the first half of the year, as robust international operations and lower finance costs helped
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Global food giant Nestle on Thursday reported a rise in 2006 net profits to more than seven billion dollars and said prospects for the year ahead looked good as it moves further into the health and wellbeing markets.
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The Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker, posted a 1 percent rise in net income in the second-quarter on a solid 19 percent gain in sales.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Higher margins on the hard stuff and profits from a pair of low-carb wines launched earlier this year helped boost liquor giant Brown-Forman&#39;s fiscal first-quarter profits 67 percent.
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Nestle SA, the world&#39;s largest food company, said first-half profit rose 2.1 percent, less than forecast, as sales in Western Europe declined and costs for sugar, milk and packaging increased.
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Carrefour, the world's No. 2 retailer said Wednesday that its profit increased 5.3 percent in the first half of the year, as robust international operations and lower finance costs helped it ride out tough conditions at its core French superstores.
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Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, said Thursday its 2006 profit rose 14 percent after the company restructured some parts of the business and increased prices.
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PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's No.  2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose  due to $221 million in tax benefits and strong performances  from its key Frito-Lay snack and North American beverage  businesses.
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The company posted a second-quarter profit of $182 million, helped by strong international beverage and bakery sales.
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Nestle SA posted a modest 2 percent increase in profits for the first half of the year as it faced such challenges as higher prices for raw materials like milk and coffee as well as cooler temperatures,which ...
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The Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche, manufacturer of anti-flu drug Tamiflu, said its first-half net profit had increased by 37 percent to 4.54 billion Swiss francs (2.9 billion euros, 3.62 billion dollars).
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Higher raw material costs and lower ice cream sales in Europe ate into Nestle's first-half results, sending shares in the world's largest food company down more than 5 percent Wednesday amid concerns about its ...
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French energy and utility service provider Suez increased first-half net profit by 39.5 percent to a record of 2.2 billion euros (2.8 billion dollars) and said that it was raising its full-year sales target.