While some of the biggest packaged food brands have suffered volume declines in mature markets such as the US and Europe, Hain Celestial generated strong growth in the second quarter, posting a 57.8% rise in net income to $31.6m on net sales up 24.8% to $455.3m in the three months to December 31 (Q2, 2013).Sales in the US were up 9.4% to $280.4m in the quarter, while at 7.5%, Hain???s latest 12-we