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Anzco Foods says annual pre-tax profit fell 90% on tough year for beef processing

Anzco Foods says annual pre-tax profit fell 90% on tough year for beef processing

By Rebecca Howard May 25 (BusinessDesk) - Meat processor and exporter Anzco Foods reported a 90 percent plunge in full-year pre-tax profit in what it said was a tough year for beef processing.  Anzco, a unit of Japanese-listed Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, said its pre-tax profi...

Rebecca Howard 24 May 2018
Veritas' Morton to step down after Nomura deal announced

Veritas' Morton to step down after Nomura deal announced

By Sophie Boot May 25 (BusinessDesk) - Veritas Investments director Michael Morton will step down from the board next month, after a meeting where shareholders will vote on whether to agree to a $27.5 million loan from Japanese investment bank Nomura Holdings. The company a...

Sophie Boot 24 May 2018
Spark to take bigger Quantum leap as 'Agile' approach offers bigger future savings

Spark to take bigger Quantum leap as 'Agile' approach offers bigger future savings

By Paul McBeth May 25 (BusinessDesk) - Spark New Zealand expects annual earnings to fall by as much as 2.5 percent this year as it brings forward restructuring costs and accelerates its 'Quantum Programme' to transform the country's biggest telecommunications company into the...

Paul McBeth 24 May 2018