date:Feb 24, 2012
y 2.2 percent while Australian-based earnings before tax were up only 2.4 percent.
Alcohol, food and services sector
CCAs Alcohol, Food and Services sector reported an increase in sales of 42.7 percent overall. Notwithstanding this, however, the sector suffered a loss of 1.2 percent in earnings before tax.
The lack of real growth came at a time of wind-back for SPC Ardmona (SPCA) from unprofitable manufacturing activities that were impacted adversely by the high Australian dollar affecting expor