Consumer sales boost as group sells malt business

GREENCORE’S chief executive Patrick Coveney said consumer sales in the first half year have started to pick up for the group.

This gives the food group “grounds for optimism,” Mr Coveney said.

Speaking after an extraordinary general meeting in Dublin that voted in favour of the sale of the group’s malt business, Greencore said it has experienced “decent” sales momentum in the first half of the year.