Aviko, the Dutch potato-products provider, is ready to look a transformation on the best of the trade.
CEO Chris Deen, who joined Aviko in 2020, is to take the helm at feed provider ForFarmers.
Deen’s departure was once showed in a observation by means of ForFarmers, which says he’ll sign up for the corporate in July.
Simply Meals has approached Aviko, which is owned by means of Dutch agri-industrial cooperative Royal Cosun, for remark. A spokesperson mentioned: “Knowledge at the succession shall be adopted up within the close to long run.”
Deen joined Aviko a 12 months after its earlier everlasting CEO Piet Hein Merckens resigned. Skilled food-industry government Ton Christiaanse stuffed the CEO seat on an meantime foundation ahead of Deen’s arrival.
Royal Cosun introduced its “initial” monetary effects for 2021 in February. In its effects statement, the corporate mentioned Aviko “completed an progressed consequence in comparison to 2020”.
That mentioned, the end result was once “nonetheless decrease in comparison to earlier years” because of decrease gross sales of fries and potato merchandise amid the Covid-19 restrictions imposed at the foodservice sector, Royal Cosun defined.
The crowd persisted: “The numerous build up in gross sales all through the 3rd quarter conjures up self belief within the additional restoration of quantity building at Aviko following the lifting of presidency measures for the foodservice sector.”
On the other hand, it added: “The numerous build up in costs for power and components additionally provide an important problem at Aviko relating to the anticipated consequence for 2022.”
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