DP Poland delivers solid first-half growth

The share price of AIM-listed food firm DP Poland (LON:DPP) has climbed by 11.29% to 8.62p (as of 09:30 BST) after it said system sales for the first half of 2019 rose by 10%. The company opened four new stores during the period and said that 80% of its orders came online.

Non-executive chairman Nick Donaldson commented: “The first half of 2019 has seen momentum return to like-for-like performance following the strong comparatives driven by TV advertising in January and February 2018. Like-for-like order count has grown 6% since March“.