date:Aug 01, 2014
Colombian food group Nutresa said on Thursday net profit fell 4.5 percent in the first half of the year to 168.4 billion pesos ($90 million), mostly due financial costs linked to an acquisition.
Nutresa, Colombia's biggest processed food company, said it bought Tresmontes Lucchetti during the period, chalking up one-off debt costs it did not have in the year-ago period.
In an emailed statement, Nutresa said it had total sales, including overseas units, worth 3 trillion pesos, up 14.9 percent f