2018
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  2017
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4. OPERATING PERFORMANCE        
4.1 Revenue        
     Sale of goods – frozen 41 081 919   37 231 839  
     Sale of goods – chilled 34 733 397   31 265 253  
     Sale of goods – ambient 36 197 874   35 111 400  
     Sale of goods – non-food 6 061 992   5 484 707  
     Rendering of services 1 095 870   1 170 426  
     Commissions and fees earned 188 583   204 526  
    119 359 635   110 468 151  
  Revenue percentage by market segmentation        
     Independent 52%   52%  
     Chain 34%   32%  
     Logistics 6%   7%  
     Retail and other 8%   9%  
    100%   100%  
  Analysis of revenue per country by percentage        
     United Kingdom 26%   27%  
     Australia 16%   17%  
     The Netherlands 12%   12%  
     New Zealand 8%   8%  
     Belgium 6%   6%  
     People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong 6%   6%  
     Czech Republic 5%   5%  
     Italy 5%   4%  
     South Africa 5%   6%  
     Other 11%   9%  
    100%   100%  
 

Composition of revenue

Revenue comprises amounts earned from customers from the sale of frozen, chilled, ambient and non-food products (goods) and services.
Revenue is disclosed net of value added taxation.
Revenue is disclosed net of returns and allowances, trade discounts and volume rebates.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised when significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods are transferred to the buyer, recovery of the consideration is considered probable, the associated costs and possible return of goods can be estimated reliably, and there is no continuing management involvement with the goods, and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably.

Revenue from services rendered is recognised in profit or loss in proportion to the stage of completion of the transaction at reporting date. The stage of completion is time based and dependent on the terms of the contract.

Revenue from commissions and fees is recognised in the statement of profit or loss in proportion to the stage of completion of the transaction at the statement of financial position date.

As at July 1 2018 there was no significant impact from the adoption of IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts from Customers due to the group not being involved in material multiple-element arrangements with customers. Therefore, no transition adjustments have been processed to retained earnings. The majority of the group’s revenue is earned through the sale of goods relating to frozen, ambient, chilled and other non-food-related products.

     2018 
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      2017 
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4.2  Operating profit                
   Determined after charging (crediting)               
   Auditors’ remuneration  46 057        45 860    
      KPMG audit fees and related expenses  37 310        36 821    
      KPMG-related taxation, consulting, other related expenses  4 183        5 112    
      Other audit firm fees and related expenses  4 564        3 927    
   Depreciation of property, plant and equipment disclosed as continuing operations  1 043 339        990 084    
      Leasehold premises  81 692        81 553    
      Plant and equipment  341 539        345 247    
      Office equipment, furniture and fittings  141 144        127 596    
      Vehicles  478 964        435 688    
   Depreciation of property, plant and equipment disclosed as discontinued operation  19 356        19 468    
   Amortisation of intangible assets disclosed as continuing operations  149 624        176 803    
      Patents, trademarks, tradenames and other intangibles  58 101        53 516    
      Computer software  91 523        123 287    
   Amortisation of intangible assets disclosed as discontinued operation  3 076        4 780    
   Directors’ emoluments (full details of executive and non-executive remuneration are included in note 11.2)                
   Executive directors  44 322        75 022    
      Basic remuneration  20 304        32 247    
      Retirement and medical benefits  690        1 198    
      Other benefits and costs  446        1 177    
      Cash incentives  22 882        40 400    
   Non-executive director emoluments  11 351        3 969    
   Employer contributions to  757 136        632 771    
      Defined contribution pension funds  265 012        245 775    
      Provident funds  20 996        22 374    
      Retirement funds  25 275        23 311    
      Social securities  391 083        293 831    
      Medical aids  54 770        47 480    
   Defined benefit pension plans-related expenses  17 103        16 102    
   Share-based payment expense disclosed as continuing operations  99 236        94 113    
      Bidvest Incentive Scheme (BIS) 23 001        48 812    
      Bid Corporation Limited Share Appreciation Rights Plan (SARs) 45 212        27 127    
      Bidcorp Conditional Share Plan (CSP) 31 023        18 174    
   Staff costs excluding directors’ emoluments and employer contributions  13 308 356        12 260 415    
   Foreign exchange (gains) losses on hedging activities  (25 379)       1 678    
      Forward exchange contracts  (25 276)       1 618    
      Foreign bank accounts  (103)       60    
   Other foreign exchange losses (gains) 4 678        (12 204)   
      Realised  (1 971)       (6 520)   
      Unrealised  6 649        (5 684)   
   Impairment of assets relating to continuing operations#  235 607        407 664    
      Property, plant and equipment  28 448        93 727    
      Goodwill  200 216        176 174    
      Investment held at fair value through other comprehensive income  1 329        43 379    
      Intangible assets  5 347        94 384    
      Associates  267        –    
   Net capital profit#  (32 464)       (543 361)   
      Net profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment  (15 318)       (7 122)   
      Net profit on disposal of intangible assets  –        (14 203)   
      Net loss (profit) on disposal of interests in subsidiaries and associate  9 050        (522 036)   
      Gain from bargain purchase  (4 222)       –    
      Insurance proceeds received in relation to the impairment of property, plant and equipment  (21 974)       –    
   Operating lease charges  1 177 009        1 090 285    
      Land and buildings  770 162        682 916    
      Equipment and vehicles  406 847        407 369    
   # Items above included as capital items on consolidated statement of profit or loss  203 143        (135 697)   
4.3 Segmental operational performance
 

The group has the following strategic segments: Australasia, United Kingdom, Europe, Emerging Markets, and Corporate, which are the reportable segments.

The reportable segments of the group have been identified based on the geographies of the businesses. This basis is representative of the internal structure for management purposes and management reports are reviewed by the executive management team on a monthly basis.

“Segmental trading profit” is defined as operating profit excluding items of a capital nature and is the basis on which management’s performance is assessed. Share-based payment costs are also excluded from the result as this is not a criteria used in the management of the reportable segments.

There is no individual customer who contributes more than 10% to the group’s total revenue.

   2018 
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      2017 
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Segmental revenue                
   Australasia  30 030 647        29 440 177    
   United Kingdom  31 419 114        29 529 666    
   Europe  39 234 279        32 217 257    
   Emerging Markets  18 675 595        19 281 051    
   119 359 635        110 468 151    
Segmental trading profit                
Trading divisions  6 037 779        5 540 029    
   Australasia  1 967 280        1 951 691    
   United Kingdom  1 424 557        1 311 428    
   Europe  1 618 219        1 175 195    
   Emerging Markets  1 027 723        1 101 715    
Corporate  (77 904)       (55 100)   
   5 959 875        5 484 929    
Segmental trading EBITDA                
Trading divisions  7 227 081        6 703 654    
   Australasia  2 206 278        2 175 558    
   United Kingdom  1 779 480        1 713 455    
   Europe  2 043 268        1 546 463    
   Emerging Markets  1 198 055        1 268 178    
Corporate  (74 243)       (51 838)   
   7 152 838        6 651 816    
Segmental employee benefits and remuneration                
Trading divisions  14 051 117        12 886 740    
   Australasia  3 348 804        3 232 681    
   United Kingdom  4 471 449        4 328 677    
   Europe  4 506 255        3 591 346    
   Emerging Markets  1 724 609        1 734 036    
Corporate  70 048        85 437    
   14 121 165        12 972 177    
Share-based payment expense  99 236        94 113    
   14 220 401        13 066 290    
Segmental number of employees                
Trading divisions  26 424        24 117    
   Australasia  4 638        4 383    
   United Kingdom  7 930        7 458    
   Europe  7 842        6 230    
   Emerging Markets  6 014        6 046    
Corporate  24        26    
   26 448        24 143    
      2018 
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      2017 
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4.4  Cash generated by continuing operations                
   Reconciliation of operating profit to cash generated from continuing operations                
   Operating profit  5 621 955        5 480 429    
   Adjustments for:                
      Costs incurred in respect of acquisitions  35 541        46 084    
      Dividends received from jointly controlled entity and associates  25 000        14 854    
      Adjustment for depreciation and amortisation  1 192 963        1 166 887    
      Adjustment for non-cash items  (21 069)       (512 172)   
         Impairment of goodwill  200 216        176 174    
         Share-based payment settlement  (193 279)       (154 544)   
         Charge to profit or loss for share-based payments  99 236        94 113    
         Profit on disposal of plant, property and equipment  (151 829)       (35 003)   
         Fair value gain on initial recognition of investment in jointly controlled entity  –        (250 687)   
         Profit on sale of investments  –        (105 370)   
         Other non-cash items  24 587        (236 855)   
      Working capital changes  (1 074 149)       (497 235)   
         Increase in inventories  (467 246)       (559 411)   
         Increase in trade and other receivables  (1 281 290)       (242 998)   
         Increase in trade and other payables and provisions  674 387        305 174    
   Cash generated by continuing operations  5 780 241        5 698 847