US speciality foods producer Lancaster Colony today (29 January) posted an increase in half-year profits and said it expects to benefit as commodity costs moderate.
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For the six months to 31 December, net income reached US$39.4m or $1.40 per diluted share. In the prior year, net income totalled $31.6m or $1.05 per diluted share.
Income from continuing operations for the six months also reached $39.4m compared to $29.9m earned in the first six months of the previous year.
Net sales were $552m compared to $513m for the comparable period in 2007.
John Gerlach, chairman and CEO, said: “We were pleased with the quarter’s consolidated results given the many economic challenges faced by our customers and consumers. We were also encouraged to see a seasonally strong retail mix, higher sales volumes and various pricing actions begin to move specialty foods operating margins toward more historic levels.”
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By GlobalDataLooking ahead, Gerlach said he expects the company’s specialty foods results to benefit as key commodity costs “moderate from the prior year’s unprecedented highs”.
The company posted second-quarter net income of $28.5m compared to $16m in the same quarter last year and a 7% increase in net sales to $288.2m.
