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RNS Number : 0277O  Treatt PLC  27 January 2023

27 January 2023

TREATT PLC

("Treatt" or "the Group")

AGM Trading Update

Treatt, the manufacturer and supplier of a diverse and sustainable portfolio
of natural extracts and ingredients for the beverage, flavour and fragrance
industries, announces the following trading update for the period to 31
December 2022, ahead of its Annual General Meeting to be held later today at
10:30am in the Group's UK Headquarters at Skyliner Way, Bury St Edmunds.

Treatt has made a good start to the new financial year, with trading in line
with management expectations. Q1 sales were 9% ahead of the prior year (3% at
constant currency) with particularly encouraging progress in Citrus, where
margins have improved across several of our key value-added products, driven
by the execution of our procurement and pricing strategies. The Group
continues to implement strong cost discipline, and foreign exchange impacts
were successfully managed by the Group's revised hedging and currency
management strategy.

The vast majority of UK production has now transitioned to the new UK
facility, and UK production capacity will at least double once the process is
fully completed, currently anticipated in the autumn.

The Group is well-invested to fulfil its medium-term growth ambitions, with a
good pipeline of opportunities in new and existing customer partnerships,
including in Coffee. The Board therefore looks forward to the remainder of
this financial year and beyond with confidence.

 

 

Treatt plc                   +44 (0)1284 702500

Daemmon Reeve           Chief Executive Officer

Ryan Govender             Chief Financial Officer

 

Joint Brokers
 

Investec Bank Plc          +44 (0)20 7597 5970

Patrick Robb

David Anderson

 

Peel Hunt LLP               +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

George Sellar

Mike Burke

 

Financial PR

MHP                             +44 (0) 20 3128 8789

Tim Rowntree

Simon Hockridge

Catherine Chapman

 

 

About the Group

Treatt is a global, independent manufacturer and supplier of a diverse and
sustainable portfolio of natural extracts and ingredients for the flavour,
fragrance and multinational consumer product industries, particularly in the
beverage sector. Renowned for its technical expertise and knowledge of
ingredients, their origins and market conditions, Treatt is recognised as a
leader in its field.

 

The Group employs over 400 people in Europe, North America and Asia and has
manufacturing facilities in the UK and US. Its international footprint enables
the Group to deliver powerful and integrated solutions for the food, beverage
and fragrance industries across the globe.

For further information about the Group, visit www.treatt.com
(http://www.treatt.com) .

 

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risk
factors associated with, among other things, the economic and business
circumstances occurring from time to time in the countries, sectors and
markets in which the Group operates.  It is believed that the expectations
reflected in these statements are reasonable, but they may be affected by a
wide range of variables which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those currently anticipated.  No assurances can be given that the
forward-looking statements in this announcement will be realised.  The
forward-looking statements reflect the knowledge and information available at
the date of preparation of this announcement and the Group undertakes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.  Nothing in this
announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.

 

 

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