Investing energy in performance improvements is always a top priority for us at Arla Foods Ingredients. Over the past months, the benefits of our latest efforts have started filtering through to our customers. We hope many will have experienced our improved ability to supply and supply on time.
Following a strategic review of our business, we have defined ambitious plans for our future growth and not just in terms of volume growth. More important to us is the drive to create more value for our customers. Here, as ever, innovation will be a cornerstone in our work to improve customer profitability.

We are already on our way. The proactive and highly creative approach of our application specialists ensures a steady flow of inspirational ideas that our customers can draw on when shaping their response to consumer trends. In the area of sports nutrition, highlighted in this issue of Talking Point, we can demonstrate many ways to meet the nutritional requirements of top sports folk in appealing foods and beverages.
Our strategy sets the scene for more quality solutions, more creative concepts and more value for our global ­customers. We are positioning ourselves to remain the leading supplier of milk-based ingredients.