Food group IAWS said today it was confident of a satisfactory first-half performance, with most of its businesses performing well.
The firm said demand for its marine protein products continued to outstrip supply and the forward market remains buoyant, and it said its agribusiness trading, which is usually stronger in the second-half, had performed well in the first half to end-January.
Addressing shareholders at the company's AGM today chairman Philip Lynch said that in the first six months of the financial year there were positive developments across the business.
He said: 'Our food brands in Ireland and the UK are doing well and meeting their objectives year to date. We are now distributing Heistand products on the UK market following our strategic investment in that company.'
He added: 'Demand for La Brea, Tim Hortons and Cuisine de France products are meeting all of our expectations in the North American market.'
