date:Aug 01, 2013
on reported an 8% increase in net sales to $457m, compared with $424.9m in the second quarter of 2012, while gross profit decreased 7.4% to $34.7m.
Other Fresh Produce sales increased 5% to $478.3m primarily due to higher sales in the company's non-tropical and fresh-cut product lines.
Net sales in the Prepared Food segment increased 12% to $88.6m primarily due to higher sales volume in the company's canned and processed pineapple product lines.
At the end of the second quarter of 2013, total