Brief: Sligro Food Group H1 EBITDA up 10.8 pct at EUR 74 mln

Sligro Food

20/07/2017 06:34

July 20 (Reuters) - SLIGRO FOOD GROUP NV  SLIGR.AS  
    * H1 NET PROFIT EUR 28 MILLION VERSUS EUR 28 MILLION YEAR 
AGO 
    * H1 EBITDA EUR 74 MILLION VERSUS EUR 66 MILLION YEAR AGO 
    * H1 NET SALES EUR 1.44  BILLION VERSUS EUR 1.36 BILLION 
YEAR AGO 
    * H1 LIKE-FOR-LIKE SALES GROWTH (GROUP) 3.3 PERCENT VERSUS 
1.6 PERCENT GROWTH YEAR AGO 
    * TO PAY INTERIM DIVIDEND OF EUR 0.50/SHARE; EX-DATE SEPT 
22, PAYMENT DATE OCT 2 
    * EXPECTS POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN FOOD SERVICE AND FOOD 
RETAIL SEGEMENTS TO CONTINUE  
    * EXPECTS MARKET GROWTH IN FOOD SERVICE AND FOOD RETAIL 
SEGEMENTS FOR 2017 TO EXCEED THAT OF 2016 
    * PROCESS AND NEGOTIATIONS TO CONCLUDE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP 
 BY AUTUMN OF 2017 ARE PROGRESSING ACCORDING TO PLAN AND IN A 
GOOD ATMOSPHERE 
    * ACQUISITIONS OF ISPC AND TINTELINGEN TO CONTRIBUTE AN 
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF C. 45 MILLION TO SALES IN H2 
 
Source text: https://goo.gl/ZqEib2 
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