Business news from Ukraine

JACOBS UKRAINE PAYS ALMOST UAH 122 MLN OF DIVIDENDS

9 August , 2016  

KYIV. Aug 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Private joint-stock company Jacobs Ukraine (Trostianets, Sumy region) will pay UAH 121.87 million in dividends in the period from August 22 through December 23, 2016.

The company has said in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market, the decision was made by the company’s shareholders at a meeting on August 4, 2016.

Net profit of Jacobs Ukraine totaled UAH 121.87 million in 2015, and net revenue was UAH 2.27 billion.

As reported, Jacobs Ukraine was founded in 2015 via separating it from Mondelez Ukraine (formerly Kraft Foods Ukraine).

Mondelez Ukraine sells products under Jacobs, Carte Noire, Korona, Milka, Vedmedyk Barni, OREO, TUC, Belvita! Dobry Ranok, Lux, Halls, Dirol, Picnic, and Tassimo brands.

In summer 2015, Mondelez International Inc. and D.E. Master Blenders 1753 B.V. finished uniting coffee businesses. Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) has been created after the merger. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam (the Netherlands).