Aga results are due out

Premium cooker manufacturer Aga Foodservice Group plc is set to unveil estimated pre-tax profits of more than £26 million today.

The company, which has two bases in Telford, says its trading performance for 2007 was satisfactory.

The group says it is focusing on its consumer brands after the sale of its foodservice operations for £260 million. Sales of the Aga, Rayburn and Stanley cast iron cooker lines fell short of the 20,000 achieved in 2006.

A statement by the group said: "Expansion outside the UK, where over 20 per cent of cookers are now sold, is a central feature of the progress being achieved."