date:May 24, 2012
Darren Shirley and Clive Black, analysts with Shore Capital, said Greencore had delivered a strong set of results during an eventful period for the firm.
Last month Greencore acquired the US food-to-go business MarketFare Foods, while continuing to integrate Uniq purchased last December into the group.
The group recorded strong sales growth to 568M, ahead of expectations (Shore forecast 551M), they said.
Overall growth of 9.3% on a continuing basis included 9.7% growth in the Convenience F