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Greenyard NV Board/Management Information 2015

Jul 9, 2015

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Greenyard Foods: Francis Kint to step down as COO, becomes non-executive director

Gent, Belgium, 9th of July 2015

Greenyard Foods NV (Euronext Brussels: GRYFO) announces that Francis Kint will step down as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to become non-executive Director on the Board of Greenyard Foods, the recent business combination of Greenyard Foods, Univeg and Peatinvest. He will also become a member of Greenyard Food's Strategic Committee.

As of September 1st, 2015 Mr Kint will become CEO at Vion Food Group, a leading Dutch meat processing company.

Francis Kint started in 2009 as Managing Director of UNIVEG Deutschland and became CEO of UNIVEG Group in 2013. Mr. Kint says :"I am most grateful for the wonderful years at UNIVEG in which I had the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a global leader in its field."

Greenyard Foods Executive Chairman Hein Deprez says: "We thank Francis for his 7 years at UNIVEG during which he was the engine of integration after a period of fast growth. We are very pleased that Francis will stay on as non-executive Board Member of Greenyard Foods, because of his in-depth knowledge of the fruit and vegetable business. We wish Francis every success in the next step in his career".

Greenyard Foods CEO Marleen Vaesen adds: "We respect this decision made by Francis. I will take over his responsibilities. We will redesign the company's structure to fully support the recent merger and to enhance the synergies between the Fresh, Prepared & Substrates business segments. Together with our board and shareholders, we are confident that we have the right strategy to create profitable growth and build Greenyard Foods into a unique, leading world player in Fruit and Vegetables".

For additional information, please contact Greenyard Foods:

Koen Sticker, CFO: Tel. +32 (0)15/32.42.94 E-mail: [email protected]

About Greenyard Foods

Greenyard Foods (Euronext Brussels: GRYFO) is a global market leader in fresh and prepared fruit & vegetables, as well as substrates. The Group is the business combination of Greenyard Foods, ranked #2 in frozen and #5 in canned fruit & vegetables in Europe, Univeg, ranked #2 in fresh fruit & vegetables worldwide and Peatinvest, ranked #3 in soil improvers in Europe.

Our mission is to make lives healthier by helping people enjoy fruit & vegetables at any moment of the day in an easy, fast and pleasurable way.

Greenyard Foods has operations worldwide and serves a global customer base among which most of the leading retailers in Europe. The Group counts close to 8,200 staff active in 27 countries worldwide, with a pro-forma combined turnover of 3.9 billion EUR in the fiscal year ending on 30 March 2015.

www.greenyardfoods.com