C&C predicts 4% increase in six month turnover for Bulmer’s

THE makers of Bulmers cider are forecasting a 4% increase in turnover in the six months to August 31.

C&C said in a in a trading statement yesterday that margins on a constant currency basis would be largely unchanged.

For the comparative six months last year it generated sales of €363.9 million for the six months to August 31, 2003, operating profit of €62.9m and an operating margin of 17.3%.