French dairy group Bongrain has posted a €61.4m (US$67.7m) net attributable profit for 2002, up from €59.4m for 2001.

The company said its after-tax profit for the year was €85.7m, which was the same as the amount it posted for 2001. Bongrain’s operating profit for 2002 was €140.6m, an increase from €136.5m for the previous year.

Bongrain posted a 2002 turnover of €3.94bn, down from €4.03bn in 2001, reported the French News Digest.