Kampanjen – Velg Sjøveien Bergen, 21. Juni 2012 Bent Thomassen Logistikksjef Rieber & Søn Norge

Established in 1839, listed since 1987 Turnover, 2011:4.3 bNOK No of Employees, 2011:2.931, 62% outside Norway Production Facilities17 production units in 7 countries and sales forces : Sales forces in 9 countries Brands:More than 25 brands Strong no 1 positions in several categories Rieber & Søn - In a nutshell

Production units

Rieber & Son is present in nine markets with strong leading brands

Brands in Norway

6 Main sourcing areas Sourcing from all continents Reloading in Rotterdam / Amsterdam Feeder ship to Bergen About tons raw materials to Arna yearly From raw materials, 30-40% are Norwegian 50 – 50 by ship and other transport totally for Norway

7 Goods delivered at Bergen Havn. Containers (oversea): About 280 totally 2011 Divided in feet and feet containers 50 – 50 traded goods – raw materials Sea way statistics 2011

 Transport is based on contracts made by our group purchasing dep. – hence booking is done by contracted partners  Normally the transporter arrange transport  This may include combination of truck, train and ship  Main user of common raw materials will supply other Rieber plants – normally done by truck  In general good experience by sea transport – but;  Example of lack of flexibility  We order rice from Italy – normally 5-6 week lead time by Maersk, frequent delays, limited quantity (13 tons)  Combination of train and ship via Rotterdam ; lead time 1,5 weeks, higher quantities (16,9 tons) and hence lower cost.  2-3 times pr month, feeder ship is not loaded in time Transport arrangements

Opportunities and improvements From «Fremtidens Infrastruktur» May Denmark

Opportunities and improvements Improvement areas sea transport Flexibility – capacity & alternatives Reliability / predictability – price, in time, traceability Cost How to improve From silo thinking to transport centers – cooperation / communication across Exploit new technology – do things smarter enabled by cooperation, good planning and new technology Cluster cooperation and initiatives must be made => Higher predictability through increased efficiency