Fitch Ratings has published its quarterly report 'Food, Beverage, Tobacco and Consumer Stats - Second-Quarter 2012'. This report provides a summary of individual companies' operating and credit metrics over the past three fiscal years and the most recent 12 months; key credit strengths and concerns; and a summary of company liquidity positions as of the second-quarter 2012 for Fitch's rating universe of these sectors.
The report is available on the Fitch website at 'www.fitchratings.com' under the following headers:
Sectors then Corporate Finance then Corporates then Research
Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.
Applicable Criteria and Related Research: Food, Beverage, Tobacco, and Consumer Stats Quarterly ??? Second-Quarter 2012
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=690651
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