date:Dec 21, 2012
ts increased 18 percent to $164 million.
Combined after-tax earnings from the Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) and Haagen Dazs Japan (HDJ) joint ventures totaled $33 million in the second quarter, up 14 percent from year-ago levels. Constant-currency net sales for CPW grew 3 percent. Constant-currency net sales for HDJ grew 5 percent. Through the first six months of 2013, after-tax earnings from joint ventures totaled $56 million.
Unallocated corporate items totaled $127 million net expense i