Revenue growth pushes Glanbia's profits higher

The company returned over €91.3m last year to shareholders via buybacks

Siobhán Talbot, group managing director of Glanbia, said earnings were well ahead of expectations.

Glanbia increased profits last year to €167.4m on the back of a strong recovery in its performance nutrition portfolio.

The food producer delivered earnings per share (EPS) of 87.15c, up 22.1% on last year which was at the upper end of its forecast range.