Frucor drops dividend in 2013 as profit gains on smaller royalty payment

Wed, 16 Jul 2014

By Paul McBeth July 16 (BusinessDesk) - Frucor Beverages won't pay a dividend to its Japanese parent for the first time since drinks giant Suntory Holdings bought the New Zealand bottler of Gatorade, V, Just Juice, h2go and Pepsi soft drinks in 2009. The Auckland-based company didn't deliver a cash return to its shareholder for the 2013 calendar year, having paid dividends of $72 million in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 years, a period when it made a combined profit of $80.8 million. Suntory bought Frucor for $82.2 million in July 2009 from Fr...

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