Cosmetics
Skin care brand L'Occitane saw sales plummet by 15% due to the coronavirus crisis. Nonetheless, the French natural cosmetics chain was able to weather the storm with Asian growth and strong online performance.
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Food
Vegetable producer Greenyard has suffered heavy losses in the first half of the financial year: the listeria contagion in Hungary, the drought and a number of impairments are the primary causes of these poor results.
Over the first six months of 2017, Unilever’s profit and turnover grew substantially, mainly thanks to price increases and a positive evolution in the care and ice cream divisions.
Carrefour published its financial results for the first 6 months of its fiscal year this morning and they were better than expected. Despite unfavourable circumstances, the group is on track to reach its full-year forecast.
Swiss-Belgian chocolate giant Barry Callebaut, number one worldwide, has had mixed results in the first half of its fiscal year: net profit dropped 18.5 %, despite a 5.6 % turnover increase.
