03:59 PM EST - Van Houtte Inc. : said second-quarter profit fell amid a change in Quebec tax laws, the coffee distributor and retailer said on Tuesday. Canada's largest roaster and distributor of coffee said it earned $4.3 million, or 20 cents a share, in the quarter ended October 14. That compares with a profit of $5.1 million, or 24 cents a share, in the same period a year before. Van Houtte Inc.
shares T.VH are trading down 2 cents at $17.68.
