Door 15! 🎁
Behind today’s door, we find Lotus Bakeries in the CB European Quality Fund and Severn Trent in the CB Save Earth Fund.
Lotus Bakeries – Belgian multinational biscuit and snack acquirer.
⭐ Market Position: The company holds a strong market position across all three product lines: Lotus Biscoff, Natural Foods, and Local Heroes.
⭐ Lotus Biscoff: The company’s proprietary product line, Lotus Biscoff, has climbed to fifth place in the ranking of global biscuit brands.
⭐ Product Line: The Lotus Biscoff product line accounts for 56% of revenues and has had a CAGR of 17% over the last 10 years.
🌱 The company works with the global sustainability goals and has set SBTi-verified CO2 reduction targets.
Severn Trent – The UK’s leading water and sewage company.
⭐ 2 Billion: Every day, the company provides over 8 million people with approximately 2 billion liters of clean drinking water.
⭐ Odd Sewer Finds: Severn Trent has published lists of the strangest items they have found in their sewer networks. Items found on the list include false teeth, a Dora the Explorer action figure, a Ken doll, and pieces of a garden shed.
⭐ Record Investment: The company is implementing a $\text{£15}$ billion investment program between 2025 and 2030. The program is focused on improving river health and reducing spills from storm overflows by over 50% during the period.
🌱 The company works with the global sustainability goals, has set SBTi-verified CO2 reduction targets, and has EU taxonomy-aligned revenues.
This message should not be considered financial advice, but marketing communication. Please note that all investments involve risk. The value of fund units may increase or decrease, and there is always a risk of loss. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Please note that the companies mentioned were included in the respective fund portfolios as of 15 December. In theory, the companies may have exited the portfolios by the time this content is published.