On the back of significant increases in fuel, molasses, sugar and other input costs, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) recorded an after-tax profit of $708 million for last year, 12.5 percent less than the $809 million recorded in 2009.
However, the DDL Group recorded an after taxation profit of $1.140 billion last year, an increase of 10 percent from the $1.033 billion it recorded the previous year.
According to the Group’s annual report for the year ended 31st December, 2010, turnover for the DDL Group last year was $13.7 billion up by 10