US: Smart Balance underlying FY profits rise as Q4 sales quicken
By: just-food.com | 25 February 2011
Smart Balance, the US maker of "heart healthy" food products, has posted a rise in underlying profits for 2010, helped by accelerating sales in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Smart Balance, the US maker of "heart healthy" food products, has posted a rise in underlying profits for 2010, helped by accelerating sales in the fourth quarter of the year.
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