date:Jul 31, 2014
alen Weston, Executive Chairman, George Weston Limited.
Pavi Binning, President, George Weston Limited, commented that We are pleased with George Weston Limited's second quarter results. Loblaw delivered strong sales and excluding Shoppers Drug Mart, strong same-store sales growth in a challenging retail environment. Weston Foods' operating performance was challenged by higher than anticipated commodity and other input costs, higher plant start-up costs, lower fresh sales volumes and the costs