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Countdown FY earnings slip 3.7% on record revenue
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - The Countdown supermarket chain posted a 3.7 percent drop in annual earnings due to a combination of food price deflation, competitive pressures and increased team-based performance payments as part of a customer service improvement...

Sheep milk industry gets $12.6M Crown funding in PGP project with Spring Sheep
By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - The fledgling sheep milk industry has been given a $12.6 million boost with government funding for a Primary Growth Partnership project with Spring Sheep Milk Co. The Sheep - Horizon Three programme aims to develop "a market dr...

Ebos posts 20% gain in full-year profit as sales top $7 bln
By Jonathan Underhill Aug. 25 (BusinessDesk) - Ebos Group posted a 20 percent gain in full-year profit and lifted its dividends as revenue topped $7 billion for the first time, saying it expects further earnings growth in the current year. Profit rose to $127 million, or 84...