Sales for the first quarter rose from ZL491m to ZL559m. Operating profit was up from ZL13.9m to ZL19.6m, while the group posted a pre-tax profit of ZL2.7m against a pre-tax loss of ZL34.3m last year.
POLAND: Reduced losses at Zywiec
Poland's largest brewer, Zywiec, part of the Dutch brewing conglomerate Heineken, reported a net loss of ZL0.6m ($146,900) in the first quarter of 2002, against a net loss of ZL32m in the first three months of 2001.