Sligro Food Group to acquire Van Oers Groep wholesale business

Sligro Food Group in Veghel, and Van Oers Holding in Boxtel, announce that agreement can be expected on the acquisition by Sligro of the Van Oers Groep wholesale activities. Van Oers Groep wants to concentrate entirely on further expanding its production activities concerned with snacks, salads and sandwiches.

The business activities to be acquired currently form part of the companies Van Oers Holding, Van Oers Grootverbruik and Van Oers Logistiek. The companies themselves are not being taken over. The activities concerned are expected to generate sales of €80 million in 2012. Read more in the press release below.

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Trading Update third quarter 2012

Sligro Food Group’s sales for the first three quarters of 2012 (39 weeks) totalled €1,815 million, an increase of 2.6% (Q3: 3.6%) compared with the sales of €1,768 million in the same period in 2011. 

Sligro Food Group outperformed the market by a substantial margin in both segments, foodretail and foodservice. Read more in the press release.

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Half-year figures 2012: net profit €26 million

The net profit for the first six months was €26 million, down 22.6% compared with the corresponding period in 2011. Sales in the first half of 2012 amounted to €1,210 million, an increase of 2.1%. 

On a like-for-like basis, sales also grew by 2.1% (Q2: 1.3%). Read more in the press release or the presentation.

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Our figures can be discussed in a conference call on 19 July at 15.30 hours CET. The dial-in number is: +31 10 2944 228

Meetings July 19, 2012
11.00 am: Press conference
13.30 pm: Analysts meeting

Location
Sligro Amsterdam
Van der Madeweg 39
1115 RD Amsterdam-Duivendrecht

Toelichting halfjaarcijfers Sligro Food Group 2012

Trading Update first quarter 2012 

Sligro Food Group sales for the first quarter of 2012 (13 weeks) totalled €577 million, an increase of €17 million or 3.0% compared with the sales of €560 million in the same period in 2011. 

Organic sales growth accounted for all of the increase. Read more in the press release below.

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Annual figures 2011 Sligro Food Group

Sligro Food Group’s profit for the year came out at over €78 million, which was €8 million, or 11.4%, higher than in 2010. As reported on 4 January, sales in 2011 were 5.9% higher at €2,420 million. Organic sales growth came out at 3.7%.

Koen Slippens, CEO Sligro Food Group: "In a difficult economic climate we have invested large sums in our formats, our people and our back office, and have also managed to achieve profits well above our previous record. Those are good results and create a healthy basis for further success in the future. We propose increasing the dividend to €1.05 per share, of which €0.85 will be the normal dividend and €0.20 a variable element. It is thanks to our strong capital and liquidity that we are able to do this".

Read more in the press release or watch the presentation or explanation of the Annual figures bij CEO Koen Slippens.

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Explanation on the 2011 year figures

Annual Meeting of Shareholders, March 21, 2012 

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on March 21, 2012, 11.00 am at the company's offices, Corridor 11, Veghel. For more information, see the page AGM Information. 

 

Sligro Food Group wins 'NEVIR Best Investor Relations 2012' Award 

The Dutch Association for Investor Relations (NEVIR) awarded Sligro Food Group for Leading Quoted Company for Investor Relations 2012 in the category AScX.

Sligro Food Group was chosen by an independent committee of experts on the basis of four key criteria: (1) accessibility, (2) expertise, (3) transparency and (4) best practice.

Sales Sligro Food Group 2011: €2.420 million

Sligro Food Group sales in 2011 amounted to €2,420 million, an increase of €134 million or 5,9 % (2010: €2,286 million). 

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Sligro Food Group’s Annual figures 2011 will be published on 26 January 2012 before start of trading. The press release will be published on this website before the stock exchange opens.

Johan Pardoel to leave Sligro Food Group

Sligro Food Group announces that Johan Pardoel has decided to leave the Group on 1 March 2012. 

Johan has been Director of Food Retail at Sligro Food Group since September 2008 and has decided to continue his career outside the food retail sector. Sligro Food Group will shortly start looking to appoint a successor. Johan will continue actively managing our food retail activities at the end of February 2012. Read more in the press release.  

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Trading Update third-quarter 2011 

Sligro Food Group’s sales for the first three quarters (39 weeks) totalled €1,768 million, an increase of 6.0% (Q3: 5.5%) compared with €1,668 million in the same period in 2010.

Organic sales growth in the first nine months turned out at 3.1% (Q3: 2.7%). Read more in the press release.

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