Kotipizza Group Oyj - Company Announcement

Kotipizza Group Oyj : Kotipizza Group's subsidiary Helsinki Foodstock to co-operate with the Fafa's restaurant chain

Kotipizza Group Oyj
Stock Exchange Release 16 December 2015 at 9.00 am (EET)
Kotipizza Group's subsidiary Helsinki Foodstock to co-operate with the Fafa's
restaurant chain
Helsinki Foodstock Oy ("Helsinki Foodstock"), a sourcing and logistics operator
wholly owned by Kotipizza Group Oyj ("Kotipizza Group") has signed an agreement
with Fafa's Plats Oy making it responsible for supply chain management for the
Fafa's chain of restaurants in Finland. Nationwide logistics enables expansion
of Fafa's chain to cover all of Finland.
As the chain's logistics partner, Helsinki Foodstock will be responsible for the
supply chain from suppliers to coffee shops. The agreement is estimated not to
have a significant effect on Kotipizza Group's earnings in 2015.
"We believe strongly in the Fafa's concept and are proud to enable the chain to
expand in the Finnish market. What makes our co-operation especially natural, is
the fact that we are specialized in providing logistics services to chain-
operated companies", says Anssi Koivula, managing director of Helsinki Foodstock
and Chief Procurement Officer of Kotipizza Group.
Helsinki Foodstock offers sourcing, logistics and assortment services to the
hotel, restaurant and catering industry and the food industry, as well as
innovative food products to the retail sector. The company's major clients
include the restaurants in the Kotipizza chain, Subway restaurants operating in
Finland, as well as Rolls restaurants.
"Logistics provided by Helsinki Foodstock enables our expansion in Finland. We
are very excited to start successful co-operation", says Doron Karavani,
managing director of Fafa's Plats Oy.
Currently there are four restaurants in the Fafa's chain. The chain is planning
to become a franchising chain. The company also provides catering services.

More information:
Tommi Tervanen, CEO, Kotipizza Group Oyj
tel. +358 207 716 743
Anssi Koivula, Managing Director, Helsinki Foodstock Oy, Chief Procurement
Officer, Kotipizza Group Oyj
tel. +358 207 716 543
Antti Isokangas, CCO, Kotipizza Group Oyj
tel. +358 207 716 716
Kotipizza Group in brief
Kotipizza is a Finnish pizza chain founded in 1987. At the end of 2014, the
number of restaurants stood at 260 restaurants. In 2014, the sales of Kotipizza
restaurants were EUR 70.5 million. Kotipizza Group net sales were EUR 52.2
million for the financial year 2014 with an EBITDA of EUR 4.3 million
respectively.

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