US: Weight Watchers sales leap; profits dip
By: just-food.com | 15 February 2008
Weight Watchers International, the US-based weight management group, posted a jump in revenue for 2007 but said higher interest expenses had weighed on profit.
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Weight Watchers International, the US-based weight management group, posted a jump in revenue for 2007 but said higher interest expenses had weighed on profit.
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