13.01.2016
Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft DE0005201602
DGAP-News: Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft: Berentzen enjoys strong end to 2015
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Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft: Berentzen enjoys strong end to 2015
13.01.2016 / 07:55
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
No. 1/2016
Released for immediate publication
Berentzen enjoys strong end to 2015
- Executive Board's forecast for the financial year 2015 confirmed
- Strong revenues in the Spirits and Fresh Juice Systems segments in
December, as anticipated
- Positive response to new generation of fruit presses
- Unification of share classes increases attractiveness for investors
Haselünne, January 13, 2016 - The Berentzen Group recorded a strong end to
the year in its Spirits and Fresh Juice Systems segments, with both sales
volume and revenues rising across these key business activities in December
compared with the equivalent period last year. In line with its existing
forecasts, the Berentzen Group continues to believe that its consolidated
operating profit in the 2015 financial year will be significantly higher
than in the 2014 financial year on an adjusted basis.
In 2016 the commercial activities of the Berentzen Group will again focus
on generating growth and increasing profitability. In this context, the
group intends to more actively target the fresh drinks market with its new
Fresh Juice Systems segment in order to profit from the continuing trend
towards healthy nutrition. Growth prospects for fresh juice systems,
marketed under the "Citrocasa" brand, are strong. The newly developed
compact fruit press "Revolution" received a very warm welcome from
international catering trade clients. They are now also able to offer their
customers freshly squeezed orange juice in best Citrocasa quality. Besides
expanding its Fresh Juice Systems segment, Berentzen is also looking to
constantly optimise its sales structures in Germany as well as
internationally and permanently revitalise the umbrella brands "Berentzen"
and "Puschkin".
The popular "Mio Mio Mate" brand achieved outstanding sales growth and a
successful listing throughout Germany in 2015, which is encouraging the
Berentzen Group to press ahead with the continuous expansion of its
Germany-wide distribution activities in the Non-alcoholic Beverages
segment.
Following the unification of the share classes which was concluded in
autumn 2015, as well as the simultaneous listing of all shares in the
General Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the company
intends to continue its intensive investor relations activities. The
medium-term target for the Berentzen Group is to increase its operating
margin by one percentage point per annum. In addition, the share buy-back
programme which was initiated in 2015 will be continued in the current
financial year. CEO Frank Schübel explains: "The reframing we initiated in
2013 is having a sustainable effect. As the healthy development of the
share price over the last year demonstrates, the success of our strategy is
being rewarded by the capital market. We are aiming to continue on this
path in 2016."
About Berentzen Group:
The Berentzen Group is one of the leading beverage groups in Germany and
with a corporate history of over 250 years, at the same time, has been one
of the oldest manufacturers of spirits. With its well-known brands, above
all "Berentzen" and "Puschkin", and attractively priced private-label
products, the Berentzen Group is able, and competent to respond fully and
rapidly to the needs of consumers at home and abroad as well. With its
subsidiary Vivaris Getränke GmbH & Co. KG, the company also has a strong
presence in the field of non-alcoholic beverages. Through its subsidiary T
M P Technic-Marketing-Products GmbH, an international supplier of
fresh-juice systems under the brand "Citrocasa", the Berentzen Group has
also moved to modern and health-oriented markets.
For more information, contact:
Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft
Antje Schwindeler
Project Management &
Corporate Communications
+49 (0)5961 502386
[email protected] / www.berentzen-gruppe.de
Engel & Zimmermann AG, Unternehmensberatung für Kommunikation
Sybille Geitel / Alexander Baer / Simone Thaysen
+49 (0)89 89 35 633
[email protected] / www.engel-zimmermann.de
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Language: English
Company: Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft
Ritterstraße 7
49740 Haselünne
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)5961 502-0
Fax: +49 (0)5961 502-268
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: berentzen-gruppe.de
ISIN: DE0005201602, DE000A1RE1V3,
WKN: 520160, A1RE1V
Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Frankfurt (General Standard);
Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg,
Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart
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