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y has maintained its long-term objective of mid-single-digit organic growth and modest margin expansion. The CFO stated: “We cannot assume that growth will come simply from price. We need greater commercial effectiveness from the assets we already have—our brands, our customer relationships, our distributors, our salespeople and the information generated through our route to market.” On AI, he added: “We expect to increase our investment, but every initiative will compete for capital with traditional commercial and productivity investments. The strongest cases will be those that can demonstrate a clear business benefit.” Selected facts available to investors €9.2bnFY2025 sales 33Markets 5,800Direct salespeople 6,250Outsourced merchandising / field personnel 46%Sales through distributors 70,000+Estimated outlets touched by Evergreen's direct and outsourced field organization