10. 08. 2016 Mandatory disclosure: payment of interest yield for the third interest period on October 4th, 2016.on condition providing proper documents not later than September 12th, 2016 more »
01. 08. 2016 the Regional Court in Ostrava registered the cross-border merger (“Date of the Merger”) with Kofola ČeskoSlovensko a.s. as Successor Company more »
19. 05. 2016 KOFOLA SA informs about the results of Noteholders Meeting convened on 17 May 2016 more »
19. 04. 2016 KOFOLA SA informs that the Noteholders Meeting will be held on 17 May 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Office Center Hradčanská, Milady Horákové 109/116, 160 00 Prague 6. more »
01. 04. 2016 With effect from April 21st, 2016 there will change of correspondence address of the Fiscal and Paying Agent for Notes KOFOLA VAR/2018 more »
15. 03. 2016 As of 15 March 2016 the shares of Kofola S.A. were delisted from Warsaw Stock Exchange. more »
20. 11. 2015 Kofola ČeskoSlovensko is to carry out the initial public offer following the approval of its prospectus by the Czech National Bank as of 20 November 2015. more »
06. 11. 2015 Kofola ČeskoSlovensko a.s. announces today, that it intends to conduct a public offering ("Offering") and subsequent listing of its shares on the Prague Stock Exchange and the Warsaw Stock Exchange. more »
02. 11. 2015 In the first three quarters of this year, Kofola Group increased sales by 16.3% to EUR 203 million, which is the best result in the Group history. All other key financial indicators have increased as well. Gross margin increased by 27.2%, EBITDA increased by 34.6%, EBIT by 53.7%. The economic activities were most influenced by the acquisition of Slovenian brand Radenska and distribution of Rauch beverages. The company was successful in markets in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Slovenia, sales in Poland decreased slightly. more »
01. 10. 2015 KOFOLA S.A., a company having its registered office at Kutno, Wschodnia str. No 5, entered into the Register of Business Entities of the National Court Register, maintained by the District Court for Łódź Śródmieście in Łódź, XX Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under No. KRS 0000134518 as the Issuer of the Notes below more »
19. 08. 2015 Kofola Group’s income in first half of the year reached CZK 3.395 billion, topping the last year’s figure by 11.1 %. The gross margin increased by 25.2 % and EBITDA raised by 46.4 %. The income was significantly furthered by acquisition of Slovenian Radenska brand in March and supported by the sales of UGO fresh fruit and vegetable juices showing 59 % growth. On the other hand, the Group’s revenues were affected by a slight decrease in sales in Polish market. more »
10. 08. 2015 Mandatory disclosure: payment of interest yield for the second interest period on October 5th, 2015.on condition providing proper documents not later than September 11th, 2015 more »
11. 05. 2015 Kofola sold fewer products, by 3.8%, in the first quarter, but the gross margin increased by 6.9% up to EUR 16 million, the EBITDA indicator slightly lowered by 3%. The economic result of the Kofola Group was mostly influenced by the complicated situation on the Polish market in the first quarter and also by the fact that, despite the risk of slightly lower sales’ volume, the Company has focussed on profit increases. The growing sales in Slovakia mean a very positive signal as well as the higher revenue, by 59%, from the sales of healthy fruit and vegetable juices UGO in the Czech market. In the first quarter, the Slovenian brand Radenska became an inseparable part of the Kofola Group. That has opened the perspective markets in the Balkans to Kofola. more »
17. 03. 2015 The Kofola Group performed well last year. Its gross margin increased by 18.2 % to PLN 364 million, operating profit (EBIT) increased even by one quarter and EBITDA rose by 11.4 %. The Kofola Group reached this positive result despite year-to-year decrease of sales by 3.2 %. more »
17. 03. 2015 Kofola and Pivovarna Laško signed an agreement for purchase of majority of shares in Radenska on 19 December 2014. The agreement contained several conditions precedent needed to be fulfilled before payment of the purchase price and transfer of the shares. All conditions precedent have been fulfilled, Kofola paid the purchase price and today Radenska became a new member of the Kofola Group. more »
19. 12. 2014 Kofola and Pivovarna Laško achieved an important milestone in the acquisition process of Radenska. After long negotiations, both parties signed sales and purchase agreement (SPA) to purchase 75,24% of share in the company Radenska. This means that the big step was made in order to succesfully finalize the transaction process and that Kofola together with Slovene family Polič will become the new owner of the company. There are still conditions to be fullfilled on both sides. Closing of the sale process can be expected at the beginning of next year. With the sale of Radenska, Laško Group fulfills it’s commitment to creditor banks based on The Restructuring and Standstill Agreement. Kofola will pay 13,59 EUR per share of Radenska. more »
24. 11. 2014 Juices and non-carbonated fruit drinks account for 14% of total CzechoSlovak consumption, and this market has grown by 9% year to year. Two family companies, still owned by their founders, have now joined their forces to respond to this growing demand. From January of next year the Kofola Group will become the exclusive distributor for Rauch products in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This will make the Kofola Group a partner with the most complex portfolio in the CzechoSlovak soft drinks market. more »
02. 10. 2014 Interest Rate for the Second Interest Period more »
26. 08. 2014 Kofola Group in the first half of 2014 focused on increasing margins of it's produts and profitability and achieved this goal. Gross profit increased by 12.3%, from PLN 151 million to PLN 170 million. EBITDA increased by 11.7%, and operating profit (EBIT) increased by 34.6%, which proves that the Kofola Group is constantly in good condition. The reason for the decline in sales revenues by 4.5%, according to representatives of the Group is not only declining consumption of beverages especially in Poland, but also pressure the Group to increase margins of products. more »
14. 08. 2014 Mandatory disclosure more »
24. 06. 2014 Kofola Group and P&P Group are convinced that the cooperation will bring a lot of benefits for Radenska and will strengthen the brand's position in the region - in our opinion Radenska deserves to become synonym of mineral water in South-Eastern Europe - says Marian Sefcovic - sales director of Kofola who is responsible for this transaction. more »
12. 05. 2014 Despite the fact that for a long time economic indicators Kofola has reduced the impact of decreased consumer´s demand, Kofola reached completely groundbreaking result in its history. Two months in a row earned the most money of all the companies producing beverages and thus became nr. 1 on the Czech and Slovak retail beverage market. Economic indicators published today show that the demand is still very weak, but investments in innovation are in fact the only way of development. In the first quarter of 2014 Kofola group reported a decrease in sales by 4% compared to first quarter of 2013, namely from PLN 208.0 million to PLN 199.7 million. Gross profit increased by 9.2% to almost PLN 64.7 million, while EBITDA increased by 17% to almost PLN 22.9 million. more »
21. 03. 2014 In 2013 Kofola group (Kofola), despite high commodity prices and weaker demand, increased annual turnover from PLN 1 013 million to PLN 1 016 million. Gross profit decreased by 6.3% to PLN 321 million. On the other hand operating profit (EBIT) increased by 1.6% and EBITDA increased by 0.5%. What's more, Kofola increased market shares in various market segments and has managed to reduce the level of indebtedness. In addition Kofola informs that in the current year will focus its activities, apart from premium restaurants, at a very fast growing market with healthy drinks. Kofola decided to reduce the value of assets in Poland - one off write off to EBIT amounting to PLN 142 million. more »
15. 01. 2014 Kofola SA was awarded the title "Pearl of the Polish Economy" in the Great Pearls category of 11th edition of the ranking organized by the editors of the English-language economic magazine POLISH MARKET in cooperation with the Institute of PAN (Economic Sciences Academy). more »
12. 11. 2013 In the third quarter of 2013, Kofola Group generated adjusted operating profit by 5.5% percent higher than in the third quarter of 2012, despite the unfavorable economic situation of consumers. Good cash flow enabled the Group to reduce net debt to 204 million. more »
04. 10. 2013 Kofola S.A. successfully carried out the first issue of bonds denominated in CZK with maturity in October 2018. more »
02. 10. 2013 KOFOLA S.A., a company having its registered office at Kutno, Wschodnia str. No 5, entered into the Register of Business Entities of the National Court Register, maintained by the District Court for Łódź Śródmieście in Łódź, XX Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under No. KRS 0000134518 as the Issuer of the Notes below more »
02. 10. 2013 This Prospectus represents a prospectus of the Notes within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (the "Prospectus Directive") and Section 36 of Act No. 256/2004 Coll., on Capital Market Undertakings, as amended (the "ACMU"). more »
27. 08. 2013 In the first half of 2013 Kofola Group achieved net profit from continuing operations of PLN 13.3 million, which represents 96% of the net profit earned in the previous year. This result was achieved despite much worse first quarter in comparison with prior year. more »
13. 05. 2013 Extraordinary large winter, economic slowdown and agressive competition are key factors for worse results of Kofola Group compared to 1Q2012. Consolidated revenues have decreased by 3,6% compared to 1Q2012. more »
19. 03. 2013 In 2012 on a competitive market Kofola Group has increased consolidated revenues by 4.3%. Despite still very high prices of raw materials Kofola Group was able to increase adjusted EBIT by 8.5% and adjusted profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company by 13.6%. more »
15. 11. 2012 In the first three quarters of 2012 on a competitive market Kofola Group has increased revenues by 6% and net profit by 35% compared to the same period of 2011. In the third quarter of 2012 revenues of Kofola Group were by 21% higher compared to third quarter of 2011. more »
31. 08. 2012 Despite high prices of raw materials and currency exchange rates, the Kofola Group earned net profit in the first six months of 2012 in the amount of PLN 14.8m for majority shareholders, against PLN 8.5m a year ago. The consolidated proceeds of the Group increased from PLN 664m to PLN 690m in the corresponding six months of the years. more »
03. 07. 2012 Following the announcement from 29 June 2012 we inform that the Management board of GPW in Warszaw has decided to start from 3 July 2012 trading 45 925 pcs. of KOFOLA S.A.bonds (abbreviation KFL1214, code PLHOOP000077). This decision finalizes the process of assimilation of A2 and A3 bond series. more »
18. 05. 2012 Despite high prices of raw materials and currency exchange rates, the Kofola Group earned in the first quarter of 2012 the net profit for majority shareholders in the amount of PLN 0.8m against PLN 9.7m of loss last year. The consolidated proceeds of the Group increased by 1.5% as compared with the first quarter of 2011. more »
03. 05. 2012 Acquisition of Steel Invest will allow the Company to recover funds from loans to Steel Invest, which in turn where forwarded into further operators. Steel Invest is in process of recovery funds from third parties by bankruptcy proceedings and judicial execution. Steel Invest’ s are not obsolete. more »
03. 05. 2012 Pursuant to § 7(1) and (5) of the Alternative Trading System Rules, the WSE Management Board resolves as follows: more »
02. 04. 2012 That I am here I owe to all the people from Kofola, to my colleagues and the team which pushes Kofola forward along with me. I believe that they will be happy. Thank you, Kofola!,” expressed his direct impressions the winner, Jannis Samaras. more »
02. 04. 2012 The year 2011 proved to be even more difficult for the Kofola Group than the previous one. Prices of raw materials for production of beverages reached their maximum levels over a period of several years, which was combined with sudden increase in the exchange rate of Euro against Polish Zloty in the second part of the year, aggressive price promotions by the competition striving to maintain market share, more expensive fuels which increase costs of transport, and in Russia, traditionally, as with every new year, increases in excise on spirits. more »
15. 11. 2011 During three quarters of 2011 the Kofola Group has improved its operating profit by 9% and generated net profit at the last year’s level, regardless of high raw material prices and poor weather conditions during summer time. more »
16. 05. 2011 Kofola Group, which major part is owned by Czech founders, increased consolidated revenues by 19.0% and reduced overhead costs by 3.4%. However, EBITDA decreased by 45.0% due to a high commodity prices. more »
22. 04. 2011 Kofola Group acquired 100% share in Pinelli, the pioneer producer of energy drinks who entered this segment in the Czech 15 years ago. So far Kofola Group was not active in this segment. more »
18. 03. 2011 Despite difficult market situation (high unemployment rate, aggressive promotions of competitors, increase of material prices) and unfavorable weather conditions, Kofola Group reached adjusted consolidated net profit assigned to shareholders of parent company in amount of 12.6 million PLN in 2010. Adjusted EBITDA (operating profit adjusted for depreciation charges and impact of one-off non-recurring accounting transactions) amounted to 114.3 million PLN. more »
01. 09. 2010 Kofola Group ended the first half of 2010 noting a slight increase in consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company from PLN 8.7 million to PLN 10.0 million. The company’s consolidated revenues amounted to PLN 564.7 million and were lower by 24% compared year-on-year due to a fall in revenues of the Megapack Group, cease of consolidation of Maxpol (which was sold in December 2009), decrease in Hoop’s revenues and the strengthening of the Polish zloty against the Euro and Czech crown. more »
14. 05. 2010 Kofola Group – one of the leading producers of soft drinks in Central Europe – generated a net profit of 2.26 mln PLN (in comparison to net loss of 15.08 mln PLN in 2009Q1) and improved its operating profitability in the first quarter of 2010. The improvement occurred despite the adverse market conditions and the reduction of income, in relation to the comparative period. more »
23. 03. 2010 Deadline of repayment of the timely loan was set for March 22, 2014 and overdraft loan for March 22, 2012. more »
19. 03. 2010 Kofola S.A. – the soft drinks producer, operating in Central and Eastern Europe – has achieved in 2009 consolidated sales revenue in excess of 1.5 billion PLN. Consolidated net profit amounted to 72.6 million PLN and net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent –62.3 million PLN, which represents an increase to the results of 2008, representatively: 37.5% and 533.4%. more »
01. 09. 2009 Ostrava, 1 September 2009 – In the first half of 2009, the Kofola Group showed consolidated net profit in the amount of 11,287 thousand PLN. more »
13. 08. 2009 Optimization of the production in Kofola’s Group In the scope of an intentional strategy of the Group, in the Hoop Polska Sp. z o.o. is implemented the process of the optimization of production, which is a consequence of merger Kofola and Hoop. more »
30. 01. 2009 Kofola-Hoop has a new co-owner – Enterprise Investors acquired 42.5% of Kofola-HOOP S.A. shares in a tender offer on the Warsaw Stock Exchange more »
30. 01. 2009 In connection with the registration of amendments to the Articles of Association of KOFOLA-HOOP S.A., the Company name was changed from KOFOLA-HOOP S.A. to KOFOLA S.A. with effect as from December 23rd 2008. more »
05. 08. 2008 Kofola SPV and Hoop S.A. companies has been merged and operates under the KofolaHoop company from 30 May. As the result of the merge, the company has become one of the most significant on the five markets of CEE countries. Hoop Polska Sp. z o.o. operates on Polish market. more »
03. 04. 2008 Yesterday in the afternoon, a general meeting of Hoop S.A. took place in Warsaw. The shareholders approved the changes required for completing the earlier announced merger of soft drinks producers, Kofola and Hoop, to form a single group, giving rise to a very visible regional player with annual revenues of more than PLN 1.4 billion operating on five Central and Eastern European markets. more »
19. 03. 2007 The Management Board of Hoop S.A. of Warsaw hereby reports that on March 12th 2007 the shareholders in Hoop S.A. and Kofola Holding a.s. of Ostrava, Czech Republic, concluded an agreement providing for a merger of the companies, whereby a beverage and juice group would be established with the aggregate turnover exceeding PLN 1,200,000,000. The group would operate on the Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Russian markets. more »
22. 11. 2006 The consolidated net sales revenue posted by the HOOP Group in the third quarter of 2006 topped the figure for the previous year by 30% and reached PLN 187m. During the period, the Group generated net profit of more than PLN 6.2m, relative to PLN 5.2m year-on-year, with promotion and marketing spending higher by over PLN 6m. more »
17. 08. 2006 The Management Board of HOOP S.A. reports that on August 10th 2006 HOOP S.A. signed a preliminary agreement with the shareholders of PAOLA S.A. of Bielany Wroclawskie near Wroclaw, Poland, which is engaged in the same type of business activities as Hoop S.A. more »
23. 03. 2006 ZPC “Mieszko” S.A. (sweets manufacturer) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the drinks manufacturer Hoop. Mieszko will grant Hoop a licence to use the Zozole mark on the packaging of Hoop’s sodas. more »
01. 03. 2006 In The Most Trusted Brands 2006, an annual survey organised by Reader’s Digest, the Arctic brand was awarded the Trusted Brand Silver Statuette. more »
02. 12. 2005 November 26th marked the launch of a television campaign organised to promote SHREK beverages for children. Under the slogan “The producer of playful SHREK beverages invites you to join in delicious fun”, much adored characters from the movie that quickly became a classic will promote the brand for the next ten weeks, to the end of January 2006. During the campaign, sponsor billboards, in the form of clips from the SHREK movie, will be aired by such television stations as TVP (Polish Television) during the following programmes – Wirtulandia/Cybermysz, Teleranek, 5-10-15, Polsat – Hugo, and the Jetix children’s channel – Totally Spies series. more »
19. 05. 2005 As last year, in 2005 Hoop decided to sponsor the TOPtrendy 2005 festival again. During the 2004 edition of the festival – TOPtrendy Sopot 2004 – the audience of the Sopot open-air theatre had an opportunity to see and hear the following groups: Sistars, Hania Stach, Gosia Stępień, Paranormal, eM and Dr No. The festival featured a number of special guests: Dżem, TSA, Reni Jusis and Ania Dąbrowska, who took part in the 2003 TOPtrendy concert. more »
19. 05. 2005 In line with HOOP’s marketing strategy, which we have been steadfastly implementing, May 13th 2005 will mark the beginning of a television campaign organised to promote Hoop Cola. The seven-week campaign will culminate at the turn of May and June, to end on June 30th 2005. more »
19. 05. 2005 We are pleased to inform you that HOOP company will participate in the International Trade Show - PLMA’s WORLD OF PRIVATE LABEL 2005, which will take place in Amsterdam on 24-25.05.2005. more »
18. 01. 2005 HOOP SA, leading Polish producer of mineral water and beverages, made a decision in a tender it organised to select an advertising agency to implement a communications strategy for the HOOP brand and for Arctic mineral water. more »
14. 12. 2004 Hoop has been awarded the prestigious bronze EFFIE 2004 award - for the Hoop Cola advertising campaign “Made in Hollywood”. more »
14. 12. 2004 In November, Hoop SA – a leading Polish producer of beverages and mineral water – launches a new promotional campaign featuring SHREK as the main star. more »
28. 10. 2004 In November 2004, Beata Pawlowska (38) will take the post as Director General at HOOP SA, a leading producer of beverages and mineral water in Poland, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. more »
12. 10. 2004 HOOP SA, Polish producer of beverages and Arctic mineral water, was singled out by BottledWaterWorld, a prestigious trade magazine, for the best advertising campaign, featuring Cindy Crawford. more »
06. 09. 2004 Arctic is the main sponsor of this year’s edition of Fashion Oscars – New Look 2004 –organised for exceptionally gifted fashion designers. more »
06. 09. 2004 Arctic is sponsoring the 2004 Miss Polonia Contest. On September 11th, at the Grand Finale Gala to be held at the Roma Theatre in Warsaw, we will learn the identity of the most beautiful Polish woman. more »
20. 07. 2004 Porsche Open – Professional ATP Challenger Series tennis tournament more »
20. 07. 2004 The HOOP brand was classified among the strongest brands on the Polish market and awarded a Superbrands Polska title. more »
11. 06. 2004 Water is one of the most important and life sustaining components of our bodies. Most of us definitely drink too little water and the unrequited bodily need for water poses a serious threat to our health. more »
19. 05. 2004 May 10th 2004 marks the launch date of the Arctic mineral water advertising campaign which is a part of a consistent marketing strategy implemented by HOOP. more »
05. 05. 2004 We are pleased to inform you that HOOP company will participate in the International Trade Show - PLMA’s WORLD OF PRIVATE LABEL 2004, which will take place in Amsterdam on 25-26.05.2004. more »
20. 04. 2004 The Executive Board of the HOOP Group has concluded negotiations on the production and bottling of beverages for The Qibla Cola Company Ltd. more »
15. 04. 2004 The supermodel, once described as the “object of desire of millions” will be again advertising Artic water and … will visit Poland. more »
06. 04. 2004 HOOP SA has made it to the list of HITS, prepared by the prestigious Media&Marketing Polska magazine, for its consistent marketing support of the Arctic water brand and extension of the contract with the American model Cindy Crawford. more »
16. 03. 2004 HOOP, Poland’s leading producer of beverages and mineral water, is steadily strengthening its market position and reports a rise in revenue after the four quarters of 2003. more »
02. 03. 2004 The KFC network had to cover the Pepsi logo on the posters advertising a promotional campaign based on “The Lord of the Rings. more »
02. 03. 2004 The Gazeta Finansowa weekly awarded the title of the best stock-exchange debut of 2003 to HOOP. The decision was based on the ratio of the issue price to the price on the first listing, which in the case of Hoop was higher than for any other Polish company. more »
02. 03. 2004 The advertising campaign promoting the Arctic mineral water was recognised as the best campaign of 2003 by the Home & Market monthly. more »
02. 03. 2004 Just like a year ago, Hoop is one of the main sponsors of the TOPTrendy 2004 festival. more »
