Provimi shows clear sales gain

The Provimi Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of pet food, increased sales by 15.4 per cent to € 857.1 mio in the first six months of this year. New acquisitions contributed € 30.6 mio to the sales results. In France the company notched up an increase of 7.6 per cent to € 76.3 mio for the first six months. In the USA Provimi's sales grew by as much as 20.5 per cent to € 100.1 mio in the first six months of the year. Within Europe, Provimi announced a good trading performance in the Netherlands, Hungary and Romania as well. Beyond Europe the pet food manufacturer recorded especially strong growth in Brazil, Chile, Australia and South Africa.