Cloetta awarded ”Listed Company of the Year” for the second consecutive year
Cloetta is best in class when it comes to financial communication among the listed companies in Sweden. On Thursday, Cloetta won the prize for “Best Annual Report”, thereby winning the overall award “Listed Company of the Year”, organized by Aktiespararna and Kanton.
After winning the award for “Best IR-web” and reaching a prominent position in the competition “Best Interim Report” Cloetta shared the first prize for “Best Annual Report”, thereby winning the overall award “Listed Company of the Year 2014”.
“High quality in financial communication is important in order to increase knowledge of Cloetta as a company. Being awarded “Listed Company of the Year” for the second consecutive year is a proof that we have been able to maintain high quality in our financial communication”, says Jacob Broberg, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Investor Relations.
Motivation for Listed Company of the Year 2014 Award
"Cloetta wins the overall award in the competition Listed Company of the Year 2014 by virtue of prominent placements in all disciplines of the competition: IR website, Interim Report and Annual Report."
Motivation for the Best Annual Report 2014 Award
"A shared first place in the competition Best Annual Report is the reward for the rich content of Cloetta's annual report 2014. Transparent reporting and pride in brands, products and operations characterizes the annual report of one of Sweden's most distinguished listed companies."
About the Award “Listed Company of the Year”
The competition Listed Company of the Year, organized by Kanton in cooperation with main sponsors Aktiespararna, Nordic Growth Market and CtrlPrint, aims to promote exemplary financial communication among listed companies. It is the largest competition in financial communications and the most comprehensive competition in investor relations. The competition consists of three parts where annual reports, interim reports and IR websites are reviewed for all companies listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap, Mid Cap and NGM Equity.
Media contact
Jacob Broberg, SVP Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, 46 70 190 00 33.
About Cloetta
Cloetta, founded in 1862, is a leading confectionary company in the Nordic region, the Netherlands, and Italy. In total, Cloetta products are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide. Cloetta owns some of the strongest brands on the market, such as Läkerol, Cloetta, Jenkki, Kexchoklad, Malaco, Sportlife, Saila, Red Band and Sperlari. Cloetta has 13 production units in six countries. Cloetta’s class B-shares are traded on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information about Cloetta is available on www.cloetta.com