Turnover at the company rose by 21% to HFL4.752 billion ($17.7m/EUR19.5m) in 2001 from HFL3.937 billion ($14.7m/EUR16.2m) in 2000. The company was privatised in 2001 and is now part of the French company, Nestle Waters. Nestle has so far invested HFL1.7 billion ($6.3m/EUR7.0m) in Kekkuti.
HUNGARY: Threefold profit rise at Kekkuti
Hungarian mineral water company, Kekkuti Asvanyviz, reported more than a threefold rise in pre-tax profit from HFL177.14m ($662,000/EUR728,000) in 2000 to HFL616m ($2.3m/EUR2.5m) in 2001.