Operational Highlights

  • Acquisition of Findus Italy(1), the number one branded frozen food
    company in Italy with a market share of 34%, in the fourth largest
    European market for frozen food. The first 150 days of ownership saw
    new management appointed and integration progressing to plan
  • Increasing market share in total across our five largest markets
    (excluding Italy)(2)
  • Significant improvement in working capital over and above
    the structural reduction achieved in the prior year
  • Ongoing category-expansive New Product Development (“NPD”),
    notably the transfer of our successful poultry products
    to the iglo markets
  • A great pipeline of new products for introduction in 2011 has been
    developed
Dominic Blakemore, Chief Financial Officer
Dominic Blakemore
Chief Financial Officer

Key facts

Key Facts

Comparison to next biggest competitor(5)

Comparison to next biggest competitor

(1) Findus Italy operates through the Iglo Group owned subsidiary, C.S.I. Compagnia Surgelati Italiana S.R.L. (“CSI”).
(2) Nielsen data week 48 YTD 2010
(3) Category share based on five largest countries only
(4) Total group compared to second biggest competitor in each category in each country for 90% of portfolio
(5) Source: Euromonitor, based on 2009 retail sales