Apetit as an Investment

Apetit operates in the growing market for plant-based eating. The company produces and markets frozen vegetables and frozen meals as well as vegetable oil products for consumers, Food Service customers and industry.

Apetit’s distinctive strength lies in its control of the plant-based food chain, extending from domestic primary production to the development, production and sales of high-quality end products that meet customer demand.

From an investor perspective:

Apetit benefits from global megatrends supporting plant-based eating

• Overall demand for plant-based eating is growing globally. Long-term megatrends such as well-being, health and sustainability are enduring drivers for increasing the share of plant-based products in plates.
• Apetit’s business covers the plant-based food chain broadly. Its product categories include frozen vegetables and frozen foods, vegetable oils and feed raw materials.
• The global scale of the shift in eating habits strengthens Apetit’s current exports and opens up new export opportunities.

Apetit has the strongest brand in its product categories

• Apetit is the category leader in domestic frozen vegetables and frozen meals as well as vegetable oils in Finland. Consumers, food professionals and food manufacturers trust Apetit products.
• The aim is to further strengthen its position particularly in the Swedish market.
• Products manufactured by Apetit have an established position in Finnish retail chains as well as in the assortments of wholesalers serving professional kitchens and public sector procurement clusters.
• The Finnish origin of raw materials and production further strengthens Apetit’s market and negotiating position.

Strategic focus supports profitability

• Apetit’s strategy focuses on businesses where competitive advantage is based on Apetit’s core strengths and control of the value chain.
• Focus enables well-targeted investments in sourcing, production, product development, networks and marketing.
• Focus strengthens leadership and strategy execution and improves operational efficiency.

A unique value chain and developing farmer partnerships

• A significant share of raw material sourcing for Apetit’s frozen products is based on contract farming and long-term farmer partnerships. This ensures the highest-quality, responsibly produced raw materials and their availability for Apetit products.
• Apetit strengthens its sustainable competitive advantage in both businesses by advancing cultivation development and introducing new farming methods together with its contract growers and other farmer partners.

Apetit is a stable investment with strong resilience to economic cycles and an active dividend policy

• Apetit is a stable and liquid investment, as consumer demand for everyday food products remains steady regardless of economic cycles.
• A high equity ratio and low level of indebtedness increase business stability and enable investments in growth and development.
• The company’s dividend policy aims to ensure that the share offers good returns and preserves value for its shareholders. Apetit’s historical dividend development and effective dividend yield demonstrate the consistent implementation of a long-term dividend policy.