Brief: Bell H1 EBIT up at 61.0 mln Swiss francs

Bell Food AG

18/08/2016 05:46

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Bell AG  BELL.S : 
    * H1 sales strengthened by 26.2 pct to 1.6 billion Swiss 
francs ($1.67 billion)  
    * H1 EBIT improved to 61.0 million Swiss francs (+34.2 pct) 
    * H1 net profit after third-party interests was 4.2 
million Swiss francs higher than in the same period last year 
(+13.3 pct) 
    * Is taking over Valais-based charcuterie specialist 
Cher-Mignon SA 
    * Parties have agreed to keep the purchase price 
confidential 
 
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($1 = 0.9608 Swiss francs) 
 
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