Empire Co (TSX:EMP) reported quarterly earnings of $1.04 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.96 by 8.33 percent. This is a 14.29 percent increase over earnings of $0.91 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.475 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $8.543 billion by 0.80 percent. This is a 2.63 percent increase over sales of $8.258 billion the same period last year.