Magical Moments Annual Report and Financial Statement As of December 31, 2 1 / th Fiscal Year
(Free translation from the original in Spanish for publication in Argentina)
Report 58th Fiscal Year MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
In the international context, the econo ic acti it n the other hand, the Agribusiness di ision continues has ea ened and, according to the IMF, the gro th ith its gro th strateg , bene ting ro conditions rate or 2018 as 3. , although that gro th as o ered b Argentina in agro industrial atters and not uni or a ong di erent econo ies. This is due strengthening co petiti e ad antages that ertical to certain short ter actors, including trade tensions integration gi es to ass consu ption businesses bet een a or po ers and the ost restricti e nancial that Arcor roup has in Argentina. conditions in an ad anced econo ies. In 2018, e ent on consolidating the historic agree ent According to C AC s preli inar balance sheet, reached ith Mastellone er anos .A., a leading in 2018, the econo ic gro th in atin A erica as a co pan in the anu acture and ar eting o dair hole as esti ated at 1.1 , hich i plies a slight products. In anuar 2018, an in est ent o 5.24 illion slo do n co pared to 1.3 the pre ious ear. (e ui alent in Argentine pesos) as ade, and in une 2018, so e shareholders o Mastellone er anos As regards Argentina, a serious drought signi cantl .A. in or ed the intended to sell part o the parcel reduced gross domestic product and agricultural o shares or a total o 6.8 illion . As a result o exports, and the signi cant de aluation o the Argentine both e ents, the participation o both Arcor .A.I.C. peso since id 2018 has ueled inflation, a ecting and Bagle Argentina .A. in the capital o Mastellone do estic consu ption and in estor con dence. In er anos .A. a ounted to 42.6466 . In addition, as this context, the IMF reported a 2.6 contraction in o August an agree ent began in order to go ern the Argentine econo ic gro th in 2018. distribution and marketing of the product portfolio of a eren si a in Boli ia. nder this panora a o the 2018 national and international ar et hich ou a go in depth i e ise, in une, in order to eep the group s international in the report o these Financial tate ents , Arcor goal, an agree ent as reached to a e an in est ent roup ends the ear ith an increase in the le el together ith rupo ebcor, one o the largest ood o consolidated sales, expressed in ho ogeneous distribution co panies in Angola, in order to set up there currenc , regarding the pre ious ear. an industrial plant or s eets and biscuits. This ill be the rst plant that Arcor roup sets up outside atin Most o our businesses abroad increased in sales America and will allow us to deepen our presence in olu es and turno er, i pro ing the per or ance the A rican ar et. Another rele ant e ent in 2018 as, the had in recent ears. Although in 2018 Argentina s ithout a doubt, the alliance bet een Arcor roup and mass consumption businesses showed a decrease in aboratorios Bagó, hich represents the association o sales olu es, as regards the general decline in the two Argentine companies that decided to share their do estic ar et, the olu e loss as lo er than experiences and tra ector in the orld o ood and the ar et a erage, than s to the i ple entation o health to create i ple, a line o dietar supple ents co ercial actions, the strength and di ersit o the that helps to incorporate in a practical a the necessar brands in the group s port olio. nutrients that a be lac ing in dail ood.
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