yearThe Year in Review
We believe that value can be created sustainably through economic and social development, while simultaneously protecting the environment for both present and future generations.
PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH THROUGH FOOD
To make our offer healthier, we have reformulated the recipes of 75 food products and prevented several ingredients from entering the market.
RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Our investment in packaging ecodesign led to the implementation of an additional 76 new projects.
SOURCING RESPONSIBLY
We once again achieved our goal of sourcing more than 80% of the food products we sell in our stores from local suppliers and introduced new products with sustainability certification.
SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
The aid provided by the Group to social institutions increased 37% compared to 2018, most notably in fighting hunger and malnutrition, breaking cycles of poverty and supporting social and food projects.
BEING A BENCHMARK EMPLOYER
We created 6,868 new jobs and are now a team of more than 115,000 people. We held over 79,000 training initiatives to increase employee qualification levels.
During 2019, our responsibility practices were recognised by independent entities proving that we are making a difference for our customers, suppliers, employees and communities, creating value for all.
This was a year of growth, in which we achieved recorded sales and strengthened market shares.
Read about the Group's financial performance and that of its various Companies.
Read the message from Pedro Soares dos Santos, Chairman of the Jerónimo Martins Group.
For more detailed information, you can download the Annual Report here in full or by chapter.