Net profit of Grupa Żywiec increased to 87,15 mln

As ISBnews reported Grupa Żywiec noted an increase in profits in the first half of 2015. They made PLN 87,15 million consolidated profit as opposed to the PLN 27,78 million from the year before. Moreover the operational profit doubled compared to 2014 and amounts to PLN 112,16 mln. The net profit per unit was at PLN 25,71 mln last year and now rose to  PLN 87,87 mln. However the consolidated profit from sales decreased from PLN 1543,86 mln to PLN 1489,50 mln. Grupa Żywiec consists of five main breweries: Żywiec Brewery, Elbrewery, Leżajsk, Warka Brewery and Cieszyn Brewery. Currently the Dutch Heineken Group, with a 61 percent shareholding, has control over major operations.