With a revenue increase of 3 %, reaching EUR 1.09 billion, ARYZTA enjoyed organic growth of 2.8 %, driven by a strong second quarter (4 %), and is on track to reach its 2025 goals, the company announced. In 2025, ARYZTA targets a low to mid-single digit organic growth, EBITDA margin expansion and improvement in key financial metrics, further supporting EPS growth.

The H1 profitability performance was resilient despite a more cost-conscious consumer: the company’s EBITDA increased by 0.5 % to EUR 150.5m versus the comparable period, while EBITDA margin decreased by 30bps to 13.9 %. Innovation accounted for c. 18% of revenue in H1 2025.

All channels achieved growth in Europe, led by QSR and Other Foodservice, despite the subdued consumer spending environment. The new laminated line in Switzerland was commissioned in Q2. Work is progressing on the new artisan bread line in Germany, which is expected to come on line in Q3, and plans are advancing on the new laminated line in Poland.

EBITDA in Europe reached EUR 127.4m, representing a margin of 13.2 %, a decrease of 40bps versus the comparable prior period.

Performance significantly increased in the rest of the world over the period under review, as both QSR and Other Foodservice achieved solid sequential improvement in quarterly performance. Rest of World achieved an EBITDA of EUR 23.1m, corresponding to a margin of 19.6%, which is 90bps higher than in the comparable prior period.

ARYZTA AG CEO Michael Schai commented: “ARYZTA delivered a solid first-half year performance in a challenging market environment marked by subdued consumer sentiment. We achieved organic growth of 2.8 %, underpinned by a healthy 2.1% volume growth, which resulted in further market share gains. New capacities and innovation continued to drive performance with innovation accounting for c.18% of our H1 revenue.

H1 EBITDA increased by 0.5% to EUR 150.5m, reflecting a margin decrease of 30bps. This was due to significant input cost volatility, which impacted the completion of some annual tender negotiations in the period.

We remain committed to driving performance through a focus on organic growth, innovation, process automation and strict cost discipline. We continue to target our 2025 full year guidance for low to mid-single digit organic growth and improved performance across key financial metrics.”

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