HKFoods Plc Stock Exchange Release, inside information 3 July 2025, at 9.30 am
EEST
On 28 April 2025 (https://www.hkfoods.com/en/newsroom/stock
-releases/2025/04/hkfoods-has-launched-the-investigation-c5039662/), HKFoods Plc
announced that it had launched an assessment of the future of its Polish
production unit in Swinoujście, including an evaluation of the possible sale of
the unit. HKFoods has now completed the assessment and, as a result, has decided
to continue with the current group structure. The Polish production unit will
continue to operate as part of the HKFoods Group.
“We have invested in the Polish bacon unit over the past years and the
profitable unit is in good shape. We have developed the unit's capacity and
efficiency by investing in in a slicing and packaging line in 2024, for example.
During the first half of 2025, we have also continued our investment in
increasing the added value of our Polish operations and our property development
project. Following the extensive restructuring, we are now focusing on
implementing our strategy in the HKFoods Group's operations in Finland and
Poland, improving the competitiveness of our core business and the profitability
of our operations, in addition to commercial activities," says Juha Ruohola,
HKFoods' CEO.
HKFoods' production unit in Swinoujście, Poland, specialises in bacon
production. HKFoods Poland Sp. z o.o.'s net sales in 2025 are estimated at EUR
70 million. The unit also has intra-group sales and employs approximately 300
people.
HKFoods Plc
Juha Ruohola
CEO
Further information:
Juha Ruohola, CEO, HKFoods Plc, tel. +358400647 160
HKFoods Media Service Desk, tel. +358 10570 5700 or communications@hkfoods.com
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