Israeli food company Strauss Group Ltd. (TASE:STRS), headed by Giora Bardea, released its second quarter financial this morning, showing a rise in operating profit and a lower tax expense, partly offset by a higher finance expense, leading to a 15.4% rise in net profit from NIS 110 million in the second quarter of 2018 to NIS 127 million in the current quarter. RELATED ARTICLES The funds with an appetite for Strauss Revenue, however, grew by just 0.8% in the second quarter, to NIS 1.33 billion. Gross profit rose 2.8% to NIS 588 million. Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on August 13, 2019 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2019