Greencore earnings to beat market consensus despite British troubles

CONVENIENCE food group Greencore, in which property developer Liam Carroll holds a 21.5% stake, has upgraded its earnings forecast by 5% for the full year.

The group also reported progress on its 970 acres of prime development land, which includes key sites in Mallow and Carlow, that are in the early stages of development.

The world’s biggest sandwich maker said adjusted earnings per share for financial year 2007 would beat market consensus of 28.4c by 5%.