Foods group Donegal Creameries has reported solid growth for 2000 with operating profits up 17 per cent to €3.3 million. Pre-tax profits rose almost 42 per cent to €6.2 million but this profit figure is distorted by a net exceptional gain of €1.3 million - an insurance settlement of €3.3 million above the carrying value of an animal feed plant damaged by fire offset by a €2 million charge relating to the closure of a mushroom production site in England.