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20 July 2017
Highlights and developments H1 2017 Performance in the first six months improved in three out of four segments versus prior year. Both Spices & Nuts and Tea realized higher sales at stable margins. Food Ingredients achieved stable sales at higher margins. Edible Seeds reported higher sales at lower margins. Food commodity prices were very volatile...
5 May 2017
Following clearance from the Dutch and German competition authorities for the acquisition of nuts trader Delinuts, headquartered in Ede (The Netherlands), Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo) confirms that Acomo and Delinuts have today closed the transaction. Delinuts offers a wide range of nuts and dried fruits to wholesale and retail customers, the food industry and the...
3 May 2017
The Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM), held on 25 April 2017, adopted the 2016 financial statements and determined the dividend due to holders of ordinary shares for the 2016 financial year at EUR 1.15 per share. After deduction of the interim dividend of EUR 0.40, which was paid out in August 2016, the final...
28 April 2017
The German federal competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) has informed Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo) that it has given clearance to continue and close the planned acquisition by Amsterdam Commodities of nuts trading house Delinuts, headquartered in Ede (the Netherlands). Previously, on 18 April 2017, the Dutch competition authority ACM (Authority for Consumers and Markets) gave clearance for...
18 April 2017
The Dutch competition authority ACM (Authority for Consumers and Markets) has informed Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo) that it has no reason to believe that the planned acquisition of nuts trader Delinuts, headquartered in Ede (The Netherlands), could significantly obstruct the effective competition on the Dutch market or parts of it, and that no authorization is...
21 March 2017
Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo), the Euronext Amsterdam listed trader in spices, edible seeds, nuts, tea and food ingredients, announces that it has agreed in principle with the shareholders of Delinuts B.V. to acquire a 100% share in this Dutch family business. Headquartered in Ede, the Netherlands, Delinuts has an annual turnover of approximately €70 million...
13 March 2017
Amsterdam Commodities (Acomo) NV, the Euronext Amsterdam listed trader in spices, edible seeds, nuts, tea and food ingredients, is proposing to appoint CFO Allard Goldschmeding as Group Managing Director and switch to a one-tier board governance system this year. The Supervisory Board will submit its proposals for approval to the AGM on April 25, 2017....
9 March 2017
  Today Acomo published its 2016 annual report, which includes full details on the company’s 2016 results. The 2016 annual report can be downloaded at www.acomo.nl/investor-publications/. A printed edition will be available in the coming weeks.
16 February 2017
In 2016, consolidated sales of Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (Acomo) increased by 0.1% to € 682.3 million (2015: € 681.6 million). The total gross margin increased by 4.1% and thereby increased our gross margin as a percentage of sales with 0.7 percentage points. The discontinuation of applying hedge accounting for Spices and Nuts had a positive...
25 January 2017
Amsterdam Commodities N.V. (‘Acomo’) has extended its current working capital bank facilities for a total of € 200 Million with a three year term.   The conditions of the facilities have improved and reflect the trust that the group of banks have in the company, says CFO Allard Goldschmeding. Again, the facilities have a three...