Kerry Group Q1 results - the key points

The food group said it had made a solid start to the year and maintained its full-year guidance

Edmond Scanlon, the newly-appointed chief executive of Kerry Group, and Stan McCarthy, the outgoing chief executive Picture: Fergal Phillips

Kerry Group released first quarter results this morning, showing a 3.8 per cent increase in business volumes. The food group said it had enjoyed "a solid start" to the year as it maintained the positive business momentum seen in the fourth quarter and repeated its full-year guidance of earnings growth of five to nine per cent for 2017. Here are the key points from the results:

- Business volumes grew by 3.8 per ...