Maple Leaf Foods has reversed its year-ago losses, when profits were decimated by a nationwide listeria recall, to post a third-quarter profit of C$22.5m (US$21m) today (28 October).
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The Canadian food group said profits were boosted by a “good” performance from its bakery unit and a substantial recovery in its packaged meats business, which was the centre of last year’s listeria outbreak that was linked to at least 22 deaths.
Adjusted operating earnings increased 53% to C$63m, from C$41.1m last year.
However, the Toronto-based food manufacturer revealed sales dropped 4% to C$1.3bn in the period. Maple Leaf attributed this to lower fresh meat prices.
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