E-Malt.com News article: 343

The Danish brewer, Harboes Bryggeri, has registered positive tendencies for the first half of 2002. They have reported a net profit of 77.8 million Danish crowns (EUR 10.5 mln) versus 17.6 million crowns (EUR 2.4 mln) in the first half of 2001. Operating profit surged from 43.7 million Danish crowns (EUR 5.9 mln) in 2001 to 66.9 million crowns (EUR 9.0 mln) in 2002. Harboes has registered net turnover of 1.17 billion crowns (EUR 157.1 mln) for the first half of 2002, compared to 43.7 million crowns (EUR 5.9 mln) for the same period of 2001. Employment at the brewery fell from 710 to 677.

24 August, 2002