Unga Group Ltd. reported earnings results for the half year of 2014. For the period, the company posted a 59% jump in half-year profit before tax, mainly due to increased capacity brought by a new wheat mill and proceeds from the sale of its stake in a packaging firm, Bullpark Ltd. Turnover climbed to KES 9.7 billion from KES 8.8 billion. Operating profit also improved slightly, climbing to KES 409.8 from 293.5 million.

Earnings per share jumped to KES 3.41 from KES 1.96.