Nestle Lanka posts Rs 7,747 mn revenue in Q1
Nestle Lanka maintains consistent performance in Q1 with a growth of
7%. Nestle Lanka PLC posted a revenue of Rs 7,747 million for the first
quarter of the year.
Ganesan Ampalavanar |
Operating in challenging market conditions, the company delivered a
revenue growth of Rs 6.7% and profit of Rs 914 million benefitting from
stable raw material costs and favourable currency in the current year,
whilst currency depreciation significantly impacted the comparative
period.
The 'Good Food, Good Life' company continued to add to its product
portfolio in Q1 2013 with the launch of Sri Lanka's first ever milk
based, glucose drink, Shaktigen and with Nangrow, a super-premium
Growing-Up-Milk for toddlers. The company also continued to expand its
digital communication engagement with consumers via the launch of two
more facebook pages; 'Maggi Devilled Sri Lanka' and 'Nestle‚ Milkmaid
Sweet Delights.' Nestle Lanka ended the first quarter of the year with a
fair number of worthy accolades.
It was the only food company to be ranked within LMDs top 10 most
valuable brands in 2013. Further, its food brand Maggi was voted by
consumers as 'Food Brand of the Year' and 'Youth Food Brand of the Year'
at the SLIM-Nielsen People's Awards 2013. The company continued to be
recognised for 'Creating Shared Value' and received the Swarnadeepa
Award 2012 from W. J. M. Lokubandara, Governor of the Sabaragamuwa
Province and former Speaker of Sri Lanka, for significant contribution
to Sri Lanka's agricultural sector.
'Year 2013 market conditions continue to be challenging, but our
people have persevered in delivering consistent, good results. Our
product innovations continue to be relevant to local consumer needs and
I'm proud to say that our 'Creating Shared Value' strategy creates joint
benefit for Nestle and society at every stage of our value chain. We
continue to strive to make a difference to the lives of our all
stakeholders with sustainable, responsible operations and safe food and
beverages of the highest quality.
Despite the many challenges, we remain cautiously optimistic,' said
Ganesan Ampalavanar, Managing Director of Nestle Lanka PLC.
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