At the conference at Vernier, Switzerland on 9 April, Givaudan CEO Gilles Andrier gave an overview of the 2018 full year results as well as the 2019 first quarter sales, and said the Company had made a strong start to the year.
Andrier said this good business momentum to 2019, together with the project pipeline and win rates sustained at a high level, was achieved across all product segments and geographies.
“Our key strategic focus areas of Naturals, Health and well-being, Active Beauty, Integrated solutions and local and regional customers delivered strong growth, supported by the recent acquisitions,” he said.
In the first three months of this year, Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 1,525 million, an increase of 6.3% on a like-for-like1 basis compared to the previous year. Flavour Division sales were CHF 848 million, an increase of 4.3% on a like-for-like basis. Fragrance Division sales were CHF 677 million, an increase of 8.7% on a like-for-like basis.
Anne Tayac, Head of GBS, said the implementation of GBS was going according to plan and delivering tangible benefits in line with objectives. European and US transitions had been successfully completed, GBS centres in Budapest, Buenos Aires and Kuala Lumpur were fully operational, and Latin America and Asia Pacific transitions are underway. The full project is on track to be completed in 2020.
“GBS is our unique platform to deliver efficiencies and agility hand in hand with the business so we can ensure our customers have an excellent experience each time they interact with Givaudan. We're also better positioned to leverage digital opportunities as we continuously improve our solutions,” Tayac said.
- Like-for-like is defined as: (a) sales calculated using the invoicing exchange rates of the prior year, and (b) excluding sales of businesses acquired from the acquisition date until the period end date, up to 12 months from the acquisition date.
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