Daughtersmeeting in Edinburgh

Very recently, September 23th-25th, we had the opportunity to bring together our subsidiaries in Edinburgh for our traditional pre-season meeting.

We had the great pleasure to welcome Henk, Jacob and Suad joining or re-joining the group of 15 people, which is now complete.
At the program, first, finalization of the season 24/25 which was definitively a great success for the daughters: There were some records in terms of tonnage, turnover and profit, maximalizing the return to the group and contribution to the pool. Big applause to each MD and their team.

The second day was consecrated to strategic topics, as the vision of the sales policy and production plan Y + 3, completed by a full update of the group strategy given by Mark and special presentation from Henk regarding his function and budget vision.  

As we have the habit, an important part of the day was related to exchanges and sharing of knowledge between the daughters and the mother. For instance there were some presentations by MDs concerning Market analysis, new Marketing manager function, or Culture of change, some very interesting topics and exchanges well appreciated by the entire group.

Mantra for this season
During the last day, each MD shared their vision for the season to come. This is, for sure, much more challenging, but it seems that globally the daughters are quite optimistic for the months to come. We have found our mantra for this season:  “Let’s roll up our sleeves and get on with it!”

A new session of working is already planned for the Wednesday morning of the variety show and will permit to adjust the predictions for the year to come.
A special time is already booked for a full presentation of the “Agriconnect” platform to MDs.
In conclusion, great exchanges, a lot of discussions and a warm thanks to Alex and the UK Team for the perfect organization of these days.”