Sligro Food Group N.V.’s sales in 2013 amounted to
€ 2,498 million, an increase of 1.3% compared with sales
in 2012 of € 2,467 million.
Total sales are analysed as follows (€ million):
Q4 Full year
2013 2012 2013 2012
Foodservice 444 443 1,658 1,634
Food retail 205 210 840 833
Total 649 653 2,498 2,467
Total foodservice sales growth was 1.5% (Q4: 0.1%).
Excluding the effect of the Van Oers acquisition and the changes relating to tobacco products, organic growth was 0.6% (Q4: negative 0.3%). Including these tobacco-product changes, there was negative organic growth of 0.5%
(Q4: 1.4%). A technical note on the consequences of the change in the tax legislation for tobacco products can be found at the end of this press release.
Total food retail sales growth was 0.8% (Q4: negative 2.0%).
Growth in EMTÉ’s like-for-like consumer sales was 1.9% (Q4: negative 0.3%).
Group organic growth was 0.9% (Q4: negative 0.5%).
Including tobacco products, the growth figure was 0.1% (Q4: negative 1.2%). In Q4 sales for December were lower than expected.
The complete full-year figures for 2013 will be published
on 23 January 2014.
Veghel, 2 January 2014