Unilever Q4: Sales up 5.1%; but operating margins hit by commodity price hikes
Unilever has beat analysts' expectations with a 5.1% rise in underlying sales in the fourth quarter, but said operating margins were dented by commodity price hikes.
Archives for February 3, 2011
Asian promise for Palsgaard with new emulsifier factory
Danish food ingredient supplier Palsgaard is building a new US $30m emulsifier factory in Asia, with production scheduled to start in the second half of 2012.
FAO figures reveal January surge in world dairy prices
Global dairy prices leapt up in January rising more than any other group of food commodities in the monthly Food Price Index, published by the UN food agency.