Empire Co (TSX:EMP) reported quarterly earnings of $0.94 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.87 by 8.05 percent. This is a 27.03 percent increase over earnings of $0.74 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.807 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $7.780 billion by 0.35 percent. This is a 2.23 percent increase over sales of $7.637 billion the same period last year.