Sales increased by 10% due to continuous good sales in the Food products business, the recovery of trading in the Marine product business, and the positive effect of the foreign exchange rate.
Operating profit was over the record high of the first quarter of the previous year. The Food products business offset the struggles of the Marine products business because of the significant cost reduction of main ingredients . The profit attributable to owners of parent declined due to the impact of the sale of cross-shareholdings in the previous year.
