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Strauss Group Investor Presentation 2023

May 30, 2023

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Strauss Group Financial Results

Q1 2023 Earnings Presentation | May 30th , 2023

Disclaimer

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

This presentation does not constitute an offering to purchase or sell securities of Strauss Group Ltd. (the "Company") or an offer for the receipt of such offerings. The presentation's sole purpose is to provide information. The Information provided in the presentation concerning the analysis of the Company's activity is only an extract, and in order to receive a complete picture of the Company's activity and the risks it faces, one should review the Company's reports to the Israel Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

The presentation may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968. All forward-looking statements in this presentation are made based on the Company's current expectations, evaluations and forecasts, and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, in whole or in part, as a result of different factors including, but not limited to, changes in market conditions and in the competitive and business environment, regulatory changes, currency fluctuations or the occurrence of one or more of the Company's risk factors. In addition, forward-looking forecasts and evaluations are based on information in the Company's possession while preparing the presentation. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking forecasts and evaluations made herein to reflect events and/or circumstances that may occur after this presentation was prepared.

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company provides non-GAAP operating results which include the results of jointly controlled entities as if they were proportionately consolidated. Strauss Group has a number of jointly controlled companies: the Três Corações joint venture (3C) - Brazil (a company jointly held by Strauss Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) in Brazil), Sabra Dipping Company (a 50%/50% JV with PepsiCo in the U.S. and Canada), Strauss Frito-Lay Ltd. (a 50%/50% JV with PepsiCo Frito-Lay in Israel) and PepsiCo Strauss Fresh Dips & Spreads International (a 50%/50% JV with PepsiCo outside the U.S. and Canada).

In addition, non-GAAP figures exclude any share-based payments, mark to market of commodity hedging transactions as at end-of-period, other expenses or income and taxes referring to these adjustments.

Company Management believes that these measures provide investors with transparency by helping to illustrate the underlying financial and business trends relating to the Company's results of operations and financial position and comparability between current and prior periods. Management uses these measures to establish and monitor budgets and operational goals and to evaluate the performance of the Company. Please see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation tables in the Company's MD&A Report for a full reconciliation of the Company's GAAP to non-GAAP results.

Shai Babad

Group CEO

We have built a DETAILED PLAN for success in 2023

Trust

Productivity

OUR Q1 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Group Sales Organic growth Gross profit EBIT
(NIS) (%) (%) (NIS & % margin)
2,554 +7.9% 837
32.8%
208
(8.1%)
2,272 +11.5% 662 102
LY (29.1%) (4.5%)
NET Profit OCF FCF CAPEX, Net
(NIS) (NIS) (NIS) (NIS & %)
134
(5.3%)
-226 -300 74
(3.3%)
LY
43
(1.9%)
-124 -202 78
(3.4%)

NIS 1,049m revenues and strong growth with 7.6% sales growth in Q1 2023

Price adjustments

in Israel in several categories

Input inflation

continues to erode profitability by 40m NIS

Confectionery

recovery while gaining back market share of 21.6%

NIS 1,189m revenues and excellent growth with 10% organic sales growth in Q1 2023

Brazil

continues solid momentum, increase MS to 33.6% in R&G

Israel

Gross margins continued to erode due to higher green coffee prices and other input inflation CEE with net sales growth in all countries, alongside improvement in EBIT margin

NIS 188m revenues and a 2.9% growth in Q1 2023

Growth in install base in Israel

HSW China with solid growth (8.7%) mainly due to COVID recovery Second manufacturing facility in China

Boosting Strategic partnership alignment together with Culligan

SABRA & OBELA

NIS 127m revenue in Q1 2023 (-2.4%) and an EBIT of (-1)m

Operational recovery continues

Regaining Market Share with 38.8% MS in April

#1 branded hummus company in the US

Obela divestiture in western Europe

Promoting future growth engines

Cutting edge innovation Local infrastructure

• Startup #24 – Meatologic

Plant Based project

• Continuing the building of a new plant-based factory

Global infrastructure

Second manufacturing site in China

• Second investment together with Haier Strauss Water

What have we accomplished so far

Our RTP progress in Q1

Culligan agreement

Establishing Strauss NEO

Internal leadership appointments

Obela divestiture

Serbia coffee deal Implementing #ONE

Focus on Productivit y

Q1 2023

Ariel Chetrit

Group CFO

Q1 Highlights – Strauss Group

Strauss Group posts net sales growth of 12.4% (+7.9% organic excluding FX). Growth was led by coffee Strauss Group

  • (mainly CEE and Israel); and H&W segment due to price increase in December and volume growth. The growth is driven by a volume increase of 3.2% and price increase of 5.0%; FX contributed 4.2% to growth
  • The group continues to experience significant input inflation, mainly green coffee and raw milk, which erodes profitability. In order to improve profitability, the Group is focusing on long term productivity measures
  • The group continues to execute on its business strategy which includes the new partnership in Strauss WaterWith Culligan in UK and the divestment ofthe Dips and Spreads operations in Europe
  • NIS weakens versus major currencies: mainly BRL, RUB and USD which lead to a contribution of NIS96 million to sales during the quarter

  • Strauss Israel sales increased by 7.6% following volume growth across all categories, mainly in dairies and aswell as price increaseswhichwere announced in December
  • Growth split by volume increase of 3.8% and price increase of 3.8%
  • Input inflation impact is estimated at approximately NIS40 million in Israel alone, primarily due to raw milk prices which were up 17.5% (price 2.49 vs 2.12)
  • Fun & Indulgence segment posted an operating profit of NIS 24 million following the Confectionery recovery
  • Confectionery experienced a rapid return to shelves and increased market share from trough (21.6% in Q1 23 vs. 28.7% in Q1 22) (1)

14

Strauss Coffee

  • Net sales increase by 19.4% in the first quarter as all geographies posted positive growth rates
  • Positive FX translation effects on sales due to weaker NIS, mainly as a result of the strengthening of the BRL and the RUB
  • In Brazil R&G market share was up 0.5% to 33.6% as market leading position is maintained and strengthened
  • In Israel gross margins continued to erode due to higher green coffee prices and otherinput inflation
  • CEE posted a strong set of results in both sales and operating profit due to higher selling prices in all geographies, volume increases and positive FX translation effects, mainly as a result of the strengthening ofthe RUB against the NIS

(1) Note: Três Corações joint venture (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C) 15

International Dips & Spreads

  • Whilst Sabra returned to full production in Q4 2022, returning to the shelves is proving more challenging
  • Sabra sales in USD in decreased by 1.3%
  • Sabra posted a modest market share gain versus the trough at the end of May, reaching 36.4% for the quarter and 38.8% in April
  • Sabra is still the #1 branded hummus company

17 Note: HSW revenues are not included in Strauss water results; net income is added to Strauss water EBIT in Non GAAP management reports

Q1 Highlights

Strauss Water

  • Sales grew2.9% in the first quarter mainly due to a higherinstalled base
  • In Israel the installed base continued to increase despite slower growth rate due to overall macro environment
  • Operating profit and profitability in Israel eroded due to input inflation and theweakening ofthe NIS
  • In January 23 Strauss Water announced a new partnership with Culligan International, a global drinking water solutions and services company, in accordance with Strauss' strategy to enhance globalwater operations
  • Haier Strauss Water(HSW) sales grewby 8.7% in local currency to reach 373m ¥ (100% share)

Growth and Innovation

  • Equity loss of NIS 8.3m during the first quarter
  • Fair value increased to NIS 582 million as of March 31st, 2023, compared to 412 million as of March 31st , 2022

Financial Highlights Reported Non GAAP

Q1 2023

Q1'23 Sales: NIS 2,554mm; growth: 12.4%, Organic Sales growth: 7.9%

Q1'23 Gross margins: 32.8% (up 370 bps vs. Q1'22)

EBIT and EBIT margins: NIS 208mm (up 104.2%); 8.1% (up 360 bps vs. Q1'22)

Net income and net margins: NIS 134mm (up 213.4%); 5.3% (up 340 bps vs. Q1'22)

Q1 2023

Sales

Q1 2023 Sales by Segment

NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % sales contribution

Q1 Sales Bridge NIS mm; Non-GAAP; Q1'22 to Q1' 23

D&S

Gross Profit

Spreads

Q1 2023 Gross Profit and Gross Margins

NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % Margin

Q1 EBIT Bridge NIS mm; Non-GAAP; Q1'22 to Q1'23

Q1 2023 EBIT and EBIT Margins NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % Margin

Q1'22

'23/'22

EBIT &

EBITDA

EBITDA

Q1'22

Três Corações Alimentos S.A. (Três Corações J.V.)

Q1 Snapshot | BRL mm for 100% ownership and including inter-company sales

Note: Três Corações joint venture (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C).

Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of March 31st , 2023.

-15

-10

- 5 -

5

10

15

Sales

EBIT and EBIT Margins

11 10

101 88

11.0% 11.0%

Sabra Q1 Snapshot \$ mm; Non-GAAP; for 100% share

-10

Q1'20 Q1'21 Q1'22 Q1'23

-15.5%

-1.3%

Low sales compared to previous years due to difficulty in recovering

-1 -1.3% 94.2% 61 60 Q1'20 Q1'21 Q1'22 Q1'23 Lower manufacturing costs and overhead hummus sales

Net Income

Q1 Net Profit (attributed to the Company's shareholders), Net Margins and EPS

31

Net Income

Q1 Net Profit (attributed to the Company's shareholders) Bridge

Net Debt and Net Debt / EBITDA (LTM)

Non-GAAP EBITDA, net debt includes partnerships; NIS mm

34 (1) Capex includes acquisitions of fixed assets and investment in intangible assets

GAAP Adjusted
Non-GAAP
2023
Q1
2022
Q1
Chg.
%
2023
Q1
2022
Q1
Sales 1,713 1,511 13.4% 2,554 2,272
Profit
Gross
660 459 44.1% 837 662
GPMargin 38.6% 30.4% 32.8% 29.1%
Operating
Profit
246 81 205.0% 208 102
EBITMargin 14.4% 5.4% 8.1% 4.5%
Profit
Net
(to
SH)
231 14 1523.0% 134 43
NPMargin 13.5% 0.9% 5.3% 1.9%
Operating
Cash
Flow
(55) (31) (226) (124)
Capex
(1)
(56) (59) (74) (77)
Net
debt
2,358 1,780 2,787 2,107
Change
WC
(CF)
in
(266) (89) (489) (247)

Q1 GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Highlights, NIS mm

Currencies

Strauss Israel Non-GAAP Financial Highlights Q1 2023 NIS mm

Strauss Israel (Non GAAP)
Q1 2023 Q1 2022 % Chg.
Revenue:
H&W 743 669 11.1%
F&I 306 306 (0.0%)
Total Revenue 1,049 975 7.6%
Total Gross Profit 369 252 46.4%
Gross
Margins
35
1%
25
8%
9
3%
EBIT:
H&W 85 82 3.5%
Margins 4%
11
2%
12
(0
8%)
F&I 24 (97) 125.0%
Margins 7
9%
(31
8%)
39
7%
Total EBIT 109 (15) 815.5%
Margins 10
4%
(1
6%)
12
0%
EBITDA:
H&W 109 104 4.3%
Margins 14
6%
15
6%
(1
0%)
F&I 42 (79) 153.0%
Margins 13
8%
(25
9%)
39
7%
Total EBITDA 151 25 502.0%
36
Margins
4%
14
6%
2
8%
11

Sales growth w/o Confectionery =

EBIT growth w/o Confectionery =

38

Target Milk Prices| 2012-2023 (ILS per Liter)

Source: Israeli Dairy Board (Production and Marketing) website

London Sugar Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023 (\$\T)

London Cocoa Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023(GBP\T)

Strauss Coffee Q1 and NIS mm Non-GAAP Financial Highlights

Coffee
Strauss
(Non
GAAP)
2023
Q1
2022
Q1
%
Chg.
Revenue:
Israel 238 215 10.6%
International 951 781 21.8%
Total
Revenue
1,189 996 19.4%
Total
Profit
Gross
342 295 16.1%
GrossMargins 28.8% 29.6% (0.8%)
EBIT:
Israel 39 47 (17.4%)
Margins 16.3% 21.8% (5.5%)
International 60 58 2.3%
Margins 6.3% 7.5% (1.2%)
Total
EBIT
99 105 (6.2%)
Margins 8.3% 10.6% (2.3%)
EBITDA:
Israel 50 56 (10.3%)
Margins 21.0% 25.9% (4.9%)
International 82 77 6.2%
Margins 8.6% 9.8% (1.2%)
Total
EBITDA
132 133 (0.6%)
Margins 11.1% 13.3% (2.2%)

Note: (1) Três Coraçõe

42 Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of March 31st, 2023.

Strauss Coffee Non-GAAP Sales by Geography Q1 and NIS mm

Coffee
Strauss
Sales
Change
%
2023
Q1
2022
Q1
NIS Local
Currency
Israel 238 215 10.6% 10.6%
International:
Corações
Venture
Três
Joint
(Brazil)
(1)
621 559 11.1% 0.9%
Russia
Ukraine
&
165 92 79.3% 49.9%
Poland 79 64 24.4% 18.8%
Romania 51 38 31.3% 23.4%
Serbia 35 28 24.8% 17.5%
Total
International
951 781 21.8% 9.8%
Coffee
Total
1,189 996 19.4% 10.0%

Note: (1) Três Corações jointventure (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C).

43 Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of March 31st, 2023.

Arabica Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023 (C\Lbs.)

Source: Bloomberg

Robusta Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023 (\$\T)

Source: Bloomberg

International Dips & Spreads

Strauss D&S Non-GAAP Financial Highlights | Q1 2023 NIS mm; 50% share

&
Spreads
(Non
GAAP)
Dips
2023
Q1
2022
Q1
%
Chg.
Revenue:
(50%)
Sabra
106 97 8.6%
(50%)
Obela
21 21 (0.3%)
Total
Revenue
127 118 7.0%
EBIT:
(50%)
Sabra
(1) (15) 114.1%
Margins (1.3%) (15.5%) 14.2%
(50%)
Obela
0 (2) NM
Margins NM NM NM
Total
EBIT
(1) (17) NM
Margins (0.8%) (14.3%) 13.5%
EBITDA:
Total
EBITDA
7 (10) 162.5%
Margins 5.1% (8.8%) 13.9%

Sesame Humera Historical Prices | 2017-2023

Haier Strauss Water Q1 Snapshot ¥mm; Non-GAAP; for 100% share

Note: (1) Haier Strauss Water (HSW) is a company jointly held by Haier (51%) and Strauss Group (49%)

Thank You

For further details please contact:

Daniella Finn | Investor Relations Phone: + 972-3-675-2545 [email protected]

www.strauss-group.com