Aug 13 (Reuters) - Glanbia PLC GL9.I Chief Financial Officer Mark Garvey, speaking in an interview following the publication of H1 results:
CFO: TARIFF HIT IS 'MANAGEABLE ; NOT SEEING HIT TO U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN CATEGORIES WE SELL INTO
CFO: FEELS 'A LOT BETTER' ABOUT BUSINESS THAN THREE MONTHS AGO
CFO: EXPECTS WHEY PRICES CONTINUE TO BE RELATIVELY ELEVATED INTO EARLY NEXT YEAR, SEES COST MODERATING NEXT YEAR
CFO: SEES 15-20% CAPACITY INCREASE IN WHEY PRODUCTION AROUND WORLD BETWEEN THE END OF THIS YEAR AND INTO THE END OF NEXT YEAR
CFO: PROTEIN POWDER BUSINESS DOING 'VERY VERY WELL'; SAYS GOING TO PASS THAT CLUB CHANNEL CHALLENGE THAT WE HAD
CFO: WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE 'BALANCED APPROACH' OF RETURNING CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS AND INVESTING IN CAPEX AND M&A
CFO: SEES 'GOOD PROGRESS' IN EFFORTS TO CUT COSTS AND DRIVE PERFORMANCE
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(Reporting By Conor Humphries)
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