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Kewpie : FY2025 FY2028 Medium Term Business Plan Briefing Materials

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FY2025-FY2028

Medium-Term Business Plan Briefing Materials

Kewpie Corporation November 26, 2024

Key Points of the FY2025-FY2028 Medium-Term Business Plan

Summary of

the Medium-

Term Business

Plan

-Change & Challenge-

Improving management efficiency in mature markets

and accelerating investment in growth areas

Along with structural reform of domestic operations and acceleration of global expansion, we will promote contributions to food culture and health, consideration for the environment, and the enhancement of human capital

value, and create both social and economic value.

By strategically pursuing capital policies with an awareness of the cost of capital and stock price, we aim to achieve an ROE of at

least 8.5% by FY2028.

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Chapter 1. Kewpie Group's Approach to Management

Chapter 2. Overview of the FY2025 to FY2028 Medium-Term Business Plan

Chapter 3. Business Strategy and Financial Strategy Chapter 4. Key Strategies for Creating Social Value

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Notes regarding the information in this document

  • The amounts stated in this document are rounded to the nearest 100 million yen when figures are presented in billions of yen.
  • Starting in FY2025, the allocation standards for company-wide expenses have been changed to more accurately reflect the actual profits and losses of each segment. The operating income for FY2024 has been restated to reflect the new standards, and the overseas segment has decreased by 1.8 billion yen.

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Chapter 1

Kewpie Group's Approach to Management

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Chapter 1 Kewpie Group's Our Ideal and 2030 Vision

Our Ideal

2030 Vision

We aim to be a group contributing to the food culture

and health of the world through "great taste, empathy, and uniqueness."

  • Leading Company for Salads and Eggs
  • Food Partner for Every Person
  • Supporter for Bringing Smiles to Children

Basic Management Approach Until 2030

Creating social and economic value and contributing to customers around the world

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Chapter 1 Basic Management Approach Until 2030

Management

resources that

should be utilized

Research and development capabilities

Salads

Refining the

Creating social and economic

value and contributing to

customers around the world

Proactive future investment

Strengthening functions

and structure

High-quality manufacturing

Stable supply

capabilities

Group's strengths in

salads to provide

enjoyment and deliciousness in food

Sustainability

Understanding

customers

Human capital

Brand

Ability to propose food experiences

Highly trusted brand power

Wellness

Actively engaging in the extension of healthy life expectancy by taking another step forward in your daily diet

Supporting a

lifestyle that is

Governance

Research/

friendly to both the

technology

environment and

development

oneself

SCM

IT/digital

Structure/

Sustainability

processes/

systems

Global

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Chapter 2

Overview of the 2025-2028

Medium-Term Business Plan

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Chapter 2 Reflecting on the Business Environment Surrounding the Company

Sudden emergence of a difficult business environment triggered a shift in

management that enabled us to respond to market changes

Covid-19

Geopolitical

Bird flu

pandemic

risks

Steps toward a regrowth stage have begun

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Chapter 2 Reflecting on the FY2021-FY2024 Medium-Term Business Plan

We have overcome challenging business environments, and

enhanced the strength to increase profitability and growth potential

Flexible price revisions

Optimization of

Overseas profits to

business locations

exceed 30%

Shift to value-

Accumulation of

Balanced growth in

added products

automation and digital

overseas areas

technologies

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Chapter 2 Reflecting on the FY2021-FY2024 Medium-Term Business Plan

Aiming for a qualitative transformation in management and

demonstrating earning power to enter a regrowth stage

Net sales

Operating income

486.0

500.0

50.0

400.0

390.7

40.0

34.0

300.0

25.5

30.0

200.0

20.0

100.0

10.0

0.0

0.0

FY2019

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Previous Medium-

FY2021-FY2024 Medium-Term Business Plan

Term Business Plan

*After retroactive adjustments for FY2019 and FY2020 (Billions of yen)

(Billions of yen)

Key indicators

FY2020 results

FY2024

Forecast

Net sales

390.7

486.0

Record-high

25.5

profits

Operating income

34.0

ROE

4.8%

7.2%

Operating income

6.5%

7.0%

ratio

Overseas net

+3.8%

+11.0%

sales growth rate

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