New Zealand Sugar Company, which operates the iconic pink Chelsea Sugar refinery on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, boosted profit last year as it benefitted from higher exports and lower costs. The company’s profit rose 15.7 percent to $21.4 million in the year ended Dec. 31, 2012, as revenue fell 5.8 percent and costs dropped 8.8 percent, according to accounts filed with …

Ecoya, which is changing its name to Trilogy International, eked out a small profit as underlying earnings climbed 26 percent on the strength of its skincare product range. The Auckland-based company made a profit of $34,000 in the 12 months ended March 31, from a loss of $218,000 a year earlier, it said in a statement. Earnings before interest, tax, …

Snakk Media, the latest brainchild of Hyperfactory co-founder Derek Handley, has raised $6.5 million from an over-subscribed share purchase plan and private placement, which it will use both to fund its expansion and potentially takeover targets. The Auckland-based company raised about $5.9 million from the share purchase plan and $600,000 in a private placement to eligible investors at 12 cents …