FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Group revenue of £691.6m, up 8.1% as reported and up 7.5% on a constant currency basis
Convenience Foods revenue of £667.9m, up 7.8% in constant currency
Group operating profit1 up 8.5% to £43.5m
Group operating margin1 of 6.3%, unchanged from the prior year
Adjusted EPS2 up 7.9% to 8.2p
Interim dividend of 2.55 pence per share, an increase of 6.25% versus H1 15
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS
Continued strong momentum across UK and US food to go activity with like for like revenue growth of 12.7%, well ahead of market performance
Phase two of the Northampton expansion completed on time with commissioning now under way. Phase three also progressing to plan
Rhode Island site fully operational and Seattle build on track for initial production in June
Strong pipeline of future growth opportunities
