Sligro opens new Berkel en Rodenrijs delivery service centre
Sligro’s new delivery service centre in Berkel en Rodenrijs is now operational. The hypermodern delivery service wholesale outlet, with its outstanding sustainability credentials, is located in the Oudeland 2 business park. The building was commissioned just 12 months after the contract to buy the site was signed.
Sustainability
The new building boasts the latest technology to help achieve sustainability targets and has been awarded BREEAM-NL 3-star certification. Thanks to the use of energy-saving technology and insulation, the building has an energy performance rating that exceeds current building regulation requirements by 70%. Notable features include dimmable LED strip lighting with movement sensors, a high standard of thermal insulation, and heat recovery from the refrigeration equipment. Wilco Jansen, spokesman for Sligro Food Group: ‘We have noticed that sustainability is becoming increasingly important to our customers, and so sustainability management is important at Sligro Food Group, too.’
The Hague and Barendrecht
The operations of the Sligro delivery service centres in The Hague and Barendrecht are also being transferred to the new building, as a result of which Sligro will have nine delivery service centres in total. Merging operations in this way makes for greater efficiency. ‘Combining activities yields both financial savings and benefits to society,’ Wilco Jansen explained.
For more information on BREEAM-NL, visit BREEAM Sligro Berkel en Rodenrijs
EMTÉ introduces 'Fijnproevers' loyalty programme
Under the Dutch brand name Fijnproevers ('Gourmets'), EMTÉ has launched a unique customer loyalty programme with a local focus.
With the Fijnproevers loyalty card or mobile app, customers can collect points when they shop at EMTÉ. These points can be redeemed for cash discounts at the checkout, goods in the FijnproeversShop, or discounts at participating hospitality, leisure and wellness partners.
App
EMTÉ is the first Dutch supermarket to have a loyalty programme that allows customers to scan their card digitally using an app. This reflects the growing use of mobile apps and ensures that the programme meets the demands of today's customers.
'I am extremely proud of the Fijnproevers programme launch, the app and the new online identity,' said EMTÉ Sales Manager Johan van Heerebeek. 'These initiatives show that when it comes to innovation and communication with customers, EMTÉ can compete with national supermarket chains without losing its local identity and visibility.'
Unique programme
EMTÉ is a supermarket chain with 130 stores, mostly in the provinces of Zeeland, Noord-Brabant, Gelderland and Twente, and is part of Sligro Food Group. The Fijnproevers launch enables local hospitality businesses that are Sligro customers to target EMTÉ customers in their catchment areas with special offers, forming a unique tie-in between food retail and foodservice activities. With over 500 national and local partners, the tie-in and the app, Fijnproevers stands out from other supermarket loyalty programmes.
For more information on Fijnproevers, visit www.emte.nl.
Half-year figures 2014: net profit €27 million
Net profit for the first six months was almost €27 million, up 2.3% compared with the corresponding period in 2013. Sales in the first half of 2014 amounted to €1,260
million, an increase of 2.5%. On a like-for-like basis, sales growth was 2.1%
CEO Koen Slippens: 'Although there are signs of a clear recovery in consumer confidence, we are not seeing very much of that in the food market. In the supermarket channel, sales have been flat for some considerable time, amidst strong price competition. In the foodservice market, the rate at which the market is shrinking has clearly slowed. We ourselves managed to grow by 4% in this segment on a like-for-like basis, with sales by our new acquisitions on top of that.
Read more in the press release or watch the video below, with an explanation by CFO
Huub van Rozendaal.
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Toelichting halfjaarcijfers Sligro Food Group 2014
Presentation Half-year figures 2014
On Thursday July 17, Sligro Food Group published its half-year figures 2014. Below you can view or download the presentation Half-year figures 2014.
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Press conference Half-year figures 2014
On 17 July 2014 Sligro Food Group will publish its Half-year figures. This figures will be discussed at our press conference and in a meeting with analysts. Below are the details and how you can sign up to attend the meeting.
Meetings July 17, 2014
11.00 am: Press conference
13.30 pm: Analysts meeting
Location
Sligro Amsterdam
Van der Madeweg 39
1115 RD Amsterdam-Duivendrecht
Also a conference call will be hosted at 15.30 hours CET. The dial-in number is:
+31 20 531 5859. Please sent an e-mail to Mieke van der Valk, mvdvalk@sligro.nl
if you want to participate or be present at one of the meetings above.
On Thursday 17 July, before start of trading, Sligro Food Group will present the
Half-year figures of 2014.
'Plaza Food for All' restaurant format rated best in the Netherlands
The Out of Home Format Awards are given annually on the basis of market research agency GfK's survey of 6,000 consumers who have recently visited one of the many fast-food outlets in the Netherlands, from McDonald's to the corner snackbar. They are asked to rate some twenty aspects on both relevance and quality.
Plaza Food for All gets top score for fast service
Plaza Food for All was the winner in the fast-service category, with high scores for hospitality, price and quality. After coming third in 2013, Plaza Food for All has focused in the past year on hospitality and customer-friendliness by organising workshops and providing training courses for franchisees and staff. Its efforts have been greatly appreciated by customers and duly rewarded with the 2014 Format Award!
Soft-franchise format
Plaza Food for All is Sligro's soft-franchise with 79 outlets across the Netherlands. It's a restaurant for young and old, offering complete meals, burgers and salads alongside the traditional French fries and snacks, as well as special treats for children such as birthday books, gifts and colouring competitions. Read more in the press release.
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On the photo, from left to right: Otto Lindeman (entrepreneur Plaza @ The Corner), Maartje Duma (Formula Manager Plaza Sligro) and Bas van Eekelen (Account Manager GfK).
EMTÉ best for cheese in the Netherlands
Not for the first time, the annual survey commissioned by Westland Cheese from market research agency GfK rated EMTÉ as the supermarket group with the best cheese department in the Netherlands. EMTÉ had already won this accolade in 2011, proving its ability to deliver consistently high quality.
GfK's survey of 10,000 customers explored how they perceived the cheese departments of 'their' supermarkets, inviting them to give marks for cheese quality, staff friendliness and expertise, waiting times, special offers and prices, product range, department layout, product availability and cleanliness. EMTÉ achieved the highest score.
Read more in the press release.
Senior management changes at Sligro
Sligro is pleased to announce the appointment of two new senior managers to its Foodservice team.
Corné Mulders will take up the post of Manager Cash-and-Carry Outlets Netherlands as from 16 June 2014, succeeding Max Pietersma who recently retired. Ann Lambrechts will join the management team as Operations Manager Belgium as from 15 May 2014. Read more in the press release.
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Trading Update first quarter 2014
Sligro Food Group N.V.’s sales for the first quarter (13 weeks) of 2014 were €592 million, an increase of €3 million or 0.6% compared with sales of €589 million in the same period in 2013.
Organic sales growth was flat. The timing of the Easter holiday had an adverse effect on both food retail and foodservice sales growth which we estimate at around 1.5 percentage points. Read more in the press release.
Sligro Maastricht is open!
On Monday, March 10th mayor Onno Hoes of Maastricht opened the new Sligro Maastricht. It is the first Cash & Carry wholesale of the new generation Sligro.
Spokesman Wilco Jansen : "There will be much more market experience, like the fresh halls in Southern Europe. We have been working long on the renewed formula, we called it 'Sligro 3.0', it is the third generation Sligro. The new establishment in Maastricht is the starting point for the development of other major Sligro-stores in the Netherlands.
Opening
The opening act of mayor Onno Hoes happened at 12:45 am, in the presence of CEO Koen Slippens of Sligro Food Group. Mayor Onno Hoes : "Maastricht is a distinctly European city with a keen interest in everything to do with gastronomy. The new concept of Sligro is an asset to the city". After the official opening the visitors got a tour.
Watch the video of the new Sligro.