Fruit and veg distributor ups its full-year growth outlook

Total Produce — the Dublin-headquartered international fruit and vegetable distribution company — has upped its full-year growth outlook on the back of a strong set of first-half financial results.

The company achieved annualised revenue growth of nearly 20% and a 14% profit rise.

The results — covering the first six months of 2013 and published yesterday — show that the former general produce arm of Fyffes generated revenues of €1.7bn in the period, up by 18.8% on a year-on-year basis.