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Premium beers. Eclectic wines. Characterful pubs and hotels. An ever-increasing number of retail outlets. Adnams continues to evolve, with sustainable development remaining at the heart of everything we do.
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Adnams PLC - AGM Statement
Speaking at the AGM today, Jonathan Adnams, Executive Chairman, made the following comments:
“In 2007 your company demonstrated its resilience and exciting potential by growing turnover, profits and market share in what was an extremely difficult year for the drinks industry.
“During the year we had to deal with the smoking ban, introduced in July, summer floods and poor weather, increasing costs of raw materials and declining consumer confidence since the autumn. In this difficult environment our robust performance is a testament to the strength of our brand, the quality of our people, our ability to innovate, and our track record of investing in the business to support future growth.
Our infrastructure and brand development work of recent years has positioned Adnams well to capitalise upon a growing consumer trend - the market for green, ethical and fair-trade goods is valued at £15 bn and growing at 9% p.a.. Adnams has credibility and a strong reputation in this market, not only for the innovative nature of our infrastructure renewal but also because of our products. Last week we were proud to launch East Green, the UK’s first carbon neutral beer in 500+ Tesco stores. Our wine portfolio is also something about which we are very proud with around 20% of the range being either organic or biodynamic.
“We have an ambitious strategic plan in place to more than double operating profits over t...
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Beer has been brewed in Southwold for 600 years. We’d love to be here for 600 more. To make this happen, every aspect of our company needs to be sustainable: the way we do business; how we work with our communities and our impact on the environment.