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Roof replacement & farewell reception

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At the beginning of May, TCK started the project to replace the roof of the 2009 warehouse. Thanks to the good weather and a strong effort from our craftsmen, the work was completed on schedule and with a result we are proud to showcase.

On Friday, September 5, the annual general meeting was held, where a new external board member Steen Bitsch was elected. Steen will replace Johan Winther Rasmussen. We thank Johan for his efforts and welcome Steen to Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S, where we look forward to working together.

During the AGM, our shareholders had the opportunity to see the results of the roof replacement up close, as an important milestone in the company’s history was held in the 2009 warehouse. The company’s founder and former CEO Erik Bech Thorsen had been invited to his farewell reception. He was honored by both former and current chairman of the board, as well as our business partner from Germany, who all highlighted his great contribution to Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S’ development. Erik concluded with a personal speech in which he expressed his hope that the company will continue to stand strong on the values that have always characterized us, including credibility as a central foundation.

With a solid foundation in both strong values and modern facilities, we look forward to continuing the development of Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S for the benefit of shareholders, employees and business partners.

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Three times during the storage season, our trial varieties are taken out of storage for a color test and quality assessment.

These color samples help to assess how the new varieties perform as storage varieties in comparison with the most commonly used varieties in TCK. This work is crucial both for optimizations for our partners, suppliers and not least to ensure our customers the best future quality.

Our quality managers deep-fry them, after which they are laid out and rated according to a color chart from the European IBVL scale. It’s a very interesting process to see how the different varieties perform and after the data is entered, we lay them out from highest to lowest score and review the result.

These tests are very important for the work with new varieties and thus a look into Thorsens Chipskartofler’s future varieties. A new variety must therefore always go through a long series of tests and assessments and prove stable under Danish conditions over several generations before we invest in the variety.

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The seed potato season is coming to an end and we can soon see the finish line.

It has been an exciting season where we have handled around 9,500 tons of seed potatoes, which is 1,500 tons more than in previous years.

The weather has been on our side and growers have been eager to receive their seed potatoes. Most are therefore already in the ground, with organic seed potatoes also in the ground, which is also quite early in the year. The last organic farmers actually expect to finish planting their potatoes before Easter.

The sorters have been working flat out and have done an excellent job.

We want to thank you for a great season and wish you a happy Easter.

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Last week, we gathered over 40 suppliers who went with Jacob and our Agro department to Sweden on a two-day trip to visit our partner Estrella AB.

There was incredibly good support for this event, and it was a pleasure to see our growers sparring internally and sharing experiences, new and “old”.

We also held this year’s conventional grower meeting at the Estrella premises with various professional presentations.

We then had an educational tour of the production and ended with an exciting presentation from Estrella’s management.

We would like to say a big thank you to all participating growers and not least Estrella for their great hospitality and commitment during the visit.

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Press release

Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S presents generational change
After several years of planning a generational change in 2024, Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S has
employed a new CEO by Juli 1st 2024. The board has appointed Jacob Roland Pedersen. Jacob is 52
years old, lives in Vejle with his family, and has a background as director for chicken production in
Danpo A/S and CEO in Rokkedahl Foods ApS.

Jacob does not have any experience with production of chips potatoes, or the industry in general. This
is why, we before the accession, will make an introduction of the company, the value-chain and the
industry, where the entire organization participates in giving Jacob the best possible insight.

After Jacob takes up the position, Erik Thorsen will be employed in the company for another 12 months
as a supervisor.

Deep passion for chips potatoes. Jacob Roland Pedersen experiences, that there is a deep passion and
insight in the value-chain of chips potatoes among the employees, and that everybody is making a huge
effort to get me tuned in on this unique high-value-production. Thorsens Chipskartofler is an extremely
exciting company which is owned by a number of competent suppliers. In cooperation with our
customers, the company has built up a unique concept for high-value products. I am looking forward to
getting deeper into the company and will also meet the customers and shareholders in the near future.

Erik Bech Thorsen, is the founder of the company in 1986, looks back on a very exciting working life as
CEO of the company all these years. This is a life’s work that has been created and steadily has been
developed in faithful cooperation with employees, suppliers/shareholders and customers. Erik Thorsen
is grateful for all the support through-out the years, which has formed the company to what it is today.
After recent years of intense headwind, Erik Thorsen is looking at a brighter future for the company. We
have managed to turn the situation around and the forecast for the next seasons looks to improve. Erik
Thorsen hopes that the basic culture and concept will be maintained, and as has happened in the past,
will be developed further in the future.

The chairman of the board of Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S Kurt Friis Jørgensen is pleased by the
appointment of Jacob Roland Pedersen, and that it has been possible for Jacob to learn from the
competent employees of the company before the generational change. Our concept has developed into
a quiet unique setup, and despite the challenges during the latest years, I am comfortable for a positive
and bright future of the company.

Kind regards,
Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S
V. Sneptrupvej 3
7451 Sunds

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The Agro department was out last week putting our test varieties in the field, and the weather was with us.

Every year we have both mini- and large-scale trials to test new varieties, in order to constantly be at the forefront of developments
in the industry and thereby be able to optimize the finances of both suppliers and customers.

There are some exciting varieties this year and we are excited to follow their development.
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The seed potato season is in full on and we are enjoying it.
 
Well over half of this year's seed potatoes have been sold and in a season like this, when there is a shortage, we use every single one.
We handle around 8,000 tonnes of seed potatoes annually, which takes place over a relatively short period of time.

Thorsens Chipskartofler A/S represents various varieties in Scandinavia, which you can read more about via the following link:
https://horsens.dk/laeggekartofler/
 
The seed potatoes will soon be in the ground and we are looking forward to following their development in the ground and seeing what they contribute to the coming season.
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Last week the 18th we attended the Internationaler Berliner Kartoffelabend.

An evening where approximately 500 people from the industry are gathered.
So there is always ample opportunity to spar with both growers, dealers, customers and others in the industry.

In the days after, Fruit Logistica is held, where many potato companies are also to be found.

All in all a good few days in Berlin.

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On Friday, we held a grower meeting for our conventional suppliers. There was a great turnout, including a few new faces.

Last season's challenges in the field were reviewed, as well as the statistics.

We had also invited a Global G.A.P. consultant in to inform our growers about the new version, which starts here in 2024.

After various professional presentations, a small part of the growers went through the warehouses.

We appreciate the suppliers' enthusiasm and our good cooperation.