Financial highlights
- Acquisition of the leading Iberian sugar producer, Azucarera Ebro
- Sale of Polish sugar business
- Restructuring of US packaged oils business – new joint venture, Stratas
- Zambian cane sugar expansion completed – capacity doubled
- Investment in Chinese beet and cane sugar
- Enzyme capacity investment in Finland completed
- Yeast and yeast extracts plant under construction in Harbin
- New Primark stores in UK and Spain and first openings in the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal
- US Private Placement secures long-term non-bank finance
Operating profit by segment
- Sugar 25%
- Agriculture 5%
- Retail 33%
- Grocery 25%
- Ingredients 12%
Operating profit by geography
- UK 49%
- Americas 12%
- Asia Pacific 9%
- Europe
& Africa 30%
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- before amortisation of non-operating intangibles, profits less losses on the sale of PP&E, inventory fair value adjustment and exceptional items.
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- before amortisation of non-operating intangibles, profits less losses on the sale of PP&E, inventory fair value adjustment, profits less losses on the sale and closure of businesses and exceptional items.
Group revenue
Adjusted earnings before tax**
Dividends per share
Net debt
Profit before tax
Adjusted operating profit*
Adjusted earnings per share**
Net investment in capital expenditure and acquisitions less disposals
Operating profit
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