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ANNUAL REPORT 2022

Delivering
the goodness

MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Kia 
ora

Welcome to our 2022 Annual Report – 
after achieving a record revenue of $194 million in 
FY22, the results show the company has delivered 
in line with its PFI forecasts, provided prior to listing 
in 2021.

We navigated changing COVID-19 uncertainties 
and escalating inflationary pressures.

We delivered record-breaking brand campaigns 
and made our first significant step beyond 
weeknight meals with the My Food Bag Kitchen.

And looking to the future, we now have a pipeline 
of business improvement and growth initiatives that 
will see us deliver the goodness to even more Kiwis.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022CONTENTS

Letter from the Chair and CEO 
Results at a Glance 
Financial Performance 
Key Achievements 
Environmental, Social, and Governance 
My Food Bag Team 
My Food Bag Operations  
Growth Strategy  
Board of Directors 
Management Team 
Financial Statements 
Independent Auditor’s Report  
Corporate Governance Statement  
Other Disclosures  
Directory 
Key Dates 

This Annual Report is dated 19 May 2022  
and is signed on behalf of the Board by:

Tony Carter 
Chair

Jen Bunbury 
Chair of the Audit 
and Risk Committee

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When used in this Annual Report, references to the ‘Company’ are references 
to My Food Bag Group Limited. References to ‘My Food Bag’ or the ‘Group’ 
are to My Food Bag Group Limited together with its subsidiary, My Food Bag 
Limited. All references to financial years (e.g. ‘FY21’ and ‘FY22’) in this 
Annual Report are to the financial year ended 31 March, and references to 
‘Prospective Financial Information’ (PFI) is to prospective financial information 
included in the Company’s Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). References  
to $ and NZ$ are to New Zealand dollars unless otherwise stated.

MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022LETTER FROM THE CHAIR AND CEO

LET TER FROM THE CHAIR AND CEO

What’s
simmering

It is a pleasure to report that My Food Bag 
has performed strongly during our first full 
year as an NZX and ASX listed company. 
The results show the company has delivered 
in line with its PFI forecasts, provided prior  
to listing in 2021. 

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 
The company achieved another record revenue of $194.0 
million in FY22, up $7.6 million on our PFI forecast and up  
1.7% FY21 revenue. We also achieved a Pro forma  
EBITDA1 of $34.2 million, up 18.1% on FY21, and NPAT  
of $20.0 million, up from $2.4 million in FY21. 

The board and senior leadership team are very satisfied  
with the 18.1% year-on-year Pro forma EBITDA increase,  
off a 1.7% increase in revenue during the FY22 year  
compared to the previous year.

The company delivered in excess of 18 million meals  
across FY22 and achieved an average order value of  
$126.6, up $2.23 compared to FY21. 

We believe that our results speak for themselves. The company 
has delivered in line with its PFI forecasts and paid its planned, 
maiden dividend to shareholders. These results show that 
My Food Bag is a high-quality business, positioned for growth. 

As a group, we are committed to profitable business  
growth and have every faith that capital markets will better 
reflect the underlying strength in this business over time.

BUSINESS UPDATE 

Navigating COVID-19 and inflation
As with all New Zealand businesses, the second half of the 
financial year was marred by the impact of the Delta and 
Omicron COVID-19 outbreaks. 

As a ‘just-in-time’ food delivery business, My Food Bag was 
reliant on its partners and its own operations being able to 
function at full capacity throughout this period. 

The outbreaks presented ongoing challenges to operating 
procedures, productivity, front line staff availability and 
increased health and safety costs. 

The second half of FY22 also featured strong inflationary 
pressures affecting virtually all input costs, particularly 
ingredients and, directly and indirectly, labour costs  
and availability. 

Throughout this period the business’s highest priority was,  
and still is, keeping its people and suppliers’ teams safe,  
while also being mindful of ongoing business continuity risks 
posed by the pandemic. 

As a result of labour availability uncertainty due to the Omicron 
variant of COVID-19, we made the decision to temporarily 
reduce the recipe choice we offered customers and to stop 
taking orders for the My Food Bag Kitchen during March. 

The accumulative result of a challenging period in Q4 FY22 
dampened financial performance, offset by micro-management 
of largely cost and supply issues as our processes adapted.  
By the end of the quarter a sense of predictability began  
to return.

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 Pro forma EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. It has been calculated on a consistent basis to the EBITDA measure presented in the FY22 PFI. Pro forma EBITDA has not been restated 
for the change in accounting policy relating to software as a service arrangement.

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Record breaking brand campaigns 
The company celebrated a record Christmas period with 
Christmas Day orders up 11.8% year-on-year, and an 
estimated 100,000 Kiwis enjoying a My Food Bag Christmas 
meal. As part of the Christmas campaign, we also launched our 
first fully plant-based Christmas meal. 

Following our generous amount of Christmas cheer, we went on 
to help a record number of Kiwis reset their year in a healthy 
direction with our highest ever level of Fresh Start sales. 

The Fresh Start programme started in 2017 and is an example 
of how My Food Bag can offer value beyond recipes and 
ingredients, helping thousands of Kiwis manage weight with 
a varied, delicious, low calorie diet – a clear opportunity for 
future value growth. 

Innovation delivering value 
My Food Bag’s innovation programme continued to deliver 
strong outputs in FY22. 

The launch of the My Food Bag Kitchen pilot in July was the 
company’s first significant step beyond weeknight dinners. This 
curated collection of food solutions for different meal occasions 
has helped simplify life for our customers and offered the 
company a clear growth path. 

While still in the pilot phase, more than 200 different products, 
with a weekly range available of more than 80 items, across 
ten categories have been offered and the potential of the 
concept has been proven. The Kitchen achieved an attachment 
rate of 14% and average order value of $21 in H2 FY22.

During the year, recipe choices were also added to all Bargain 
Box and Fresh Start bags, and there was an increase in the 
number of recipes offered in our My Food Bag branded range.

The company also invested in web and the iOS app to  
improve customer experience, offering more flexibility and 
ease of adding more meals and/or upgrading to premium, 
gourmet recipes. 

Building for South Island growth 
The completion of a new Christchurch factory was delivered 
on time and on budget, and was opened mid-April 2022, 
complete with four pick lines and capacity for a wider 
Kitchen range. 

The facility is a foundation to deliver more growth in the South 
Island and has scope for further expansion in years to come. 

Strong supplier relationships 
In the final quarter of the financial year we concluded a new 
produce contract with our most important food ingredient 
provider, T&G Fresh. This, along with our current contractual 
arrangements with our cornerstone suppliers such as NZ Post 
and Neat Meat, puts us in a secure position for the year ahead. 

Sustainability and community engagement
The whole My Food Bag team is committed to creating a better 
way for people to shop and eat. In 2021 we mapped out the 
four pillars we intend to deliver on:

•  Better packaging

•  Better for the environment

•  Better for our people and the community

•  Better, safe food.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022LETTER FROM THE CHAIR AND CEO

By their very nature, meal kits are as much as 33% more 
greenhouse-gas efficient than supermarket-bought meals 
because of reduced wastage in the supply chain.* But we 
are committed to reducing the environmental footprint of our 
business further than this.

In FY22, we delivered a soft plastics programme that diverted 
more than 13 tonnes of soft plastic waste from landfill. This, 
along with our commitment to use minimal amounts of the 
most sustainable packaging, reflects our focus on reduction, 
recyclability and reusability wherever possible. 

The company also continued to donate unused Food Bags  
and leftover ingredients to charities across the Motu to reduce 
food waste to as close to zero as possible. 

During the year we launched a partnership with the Heart 
Foundation NZ aimed at making it easier for Kiwis to eat for  
a healthier heart. Between the company’s efforts and those  
of our customers, more than $50,000 in donations were  
raised for our charity partner, Garden to Table. 

Senior Leadership appointments 
During the course of the FY22 year we strengthened the  
My Food Bag senior leadership team with the addition of 
Cassie Ormand leading People & Culture, Joanne Mitchell 
leading Marketing & Customer Love, and Paul Kelly  
leading Operations.

Outlook
The board and management anticipate continued uncertainty 
across macro-environment challenges, such as inflation, 
labour availability and supply chain pressures. But we 
remain confident in our growth plans. Underpinned by our 
strong brand and distribution reach, we continue to look for 
opportunities by offering exceptional recipes and ingredients, 

* Source: Scientific Journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling (USA, 2019)

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and enhanced customer flexibility and choice.  
Supporting this we will also be expanding our product  
offering through the Kitchen, while investing in the  
resilience of our operating environment. 

SUMMARY

The Board and CEO wish to thank 
staff at My Food Bag for delivering  
a strong performance in FY22 during 
a period of uncertainty.

We would also like to acknowledge the role of My Food Bag’s 
partners in the food, packaging, transport and services sectors 
who’ve committed to supporting the company through the 
many challenges presented through FY22.

We look forward to an exciting year ahead, in anticipation 
of more success in meeting Kiwis’ growing demand for high 
quality, locally sourced food ingredients combined with recipes 
and meal options that suit their lifestyle.

Tony Carter  
Chair 

Kevin Bowler 
CEO 

 
 
 
 
 
RESULTS AT A GL ANCE

Sliced

& diced

REVENUE

$194m

YOY GROWTH

1.7%

ACTIVE CUSTOMERS

61.7k

FY22 Q4

AOV

$126.6

$2.23 YOY 

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*  Note ref needed.

LTIFR

6.5

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate

PRO FORMA EBITDA

$34.2m 

YOY GROWTH

18.1%

NPAT

$20m 

DIVIDEND

7.0c /SHARE 

Gross dividend yield of 12.2% based on share price of $0.80 
per share (as at 16 May 2022)

MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022& diced

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

Our customers  
love convenience

38%

growth in  
ready-made meals 

MEALS DELIVERED SINCE LAUNCH

106m

54m

34m

22m

10m

4m

1m

106m

69m

90m

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Total number of  
4 star out of 5 and 
above recipe ratings

200,000

2.8m+

Plant Based and 
Veggie meals sold  
this year

More than 200  
products launched  
in the My Food Bag  
Kitchen 

13T 

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of soft plastics diverted from  
landfill thanks to our Soft Plastics 
Recycling programme 

MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE – KEY FINANCIAL METRICS

The table below summarises  
the key financial metrics.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ($MILLION UNLESS STATED)
Deliveries volume ('000s)
Revenue 
Ingredients margin*
Contribution margin**
EBITDA
Pro forma EBITDA
Net profit after tax (NPAT)

BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW ITEMS ($MILLION)
Total assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Total liabilities 
Net cash / (debt) 
Net cash flows from operating activities

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIALS ($MILLION)
Net profit after tax 
Add back:

Depreciation and amortisation
Net financing costs
Income tax expense

EBITDA

Change in accounting for SaaS arrangements
Listed company costs
Offer costs

Pro forma EBITDA

FY22

Reported 

1,532
194.0
95.5
52.7
34.0
34.2
20.0

105.7
5.9
38.8
2.5
29.5

20.0

5.1
1.0
7.8
34.0
0.3

FY22

PFI

1,503
186.4
92.8
53.8
34.0
34.2
20.1

99.1
(0.2)
32.8
(1.3)
26.6

20.1

5.0
1.1
7.8
34.0
0.3

34.2

34.2

Restated
FY21

Reported

1,533
190.7
89.1
48.8
15.3
29.0
2.4

102.4
1.6
48.2
(14.3)
23..8

2.4

4.6
1.7
6.5
15.3
0.2
(0.6)
14.1
29.0

Ingredients margin is defined as revenue less cost of goods sold (excluding assembly and distribution expenses).

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**  Contribution margin is defined as revenue less cost of goods sold.

The annual report includes certain non-GAAP financial information, including EBITDA and Pro forma EBITDA. EBITDA is a performance measure used extensively by the Board and 
management as an indicator of underlying profitability. Non-GAAP performance measures, including EBITDA, are not defined in NZ IFRS and are not subject to audit. Non-GAAP 
performance  measures are  defined consistently by all companies. Accordingly, these performance measures may not be comparable with similarly titled performance measures used 
by other companies.

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Freshly 

made

Extending Choice 

Across FY22, recipe choice drove higher 
average order value and increased order 
frequency. It is clear that this strategy is 
delivering what customers want and  
business outcomes. 

After first launching recipe choice in January 2020, the range 
of options was expanded to 15 meals across My Choice 
during FY22. Recipe choice was offered across Bargain Box 
and Fresh Start brands through FY22. 

During the year we saw particularly strong success with the 
launch of our Superquick options within My Choice. These 
options are typically selected by around half of My Choice 
customers every week reflecting the desire for quick meals 
some nights of the week.

The most recent innovation within My Choice is Gourmet recipe 
selection, which allows customers to upgrade to a Gourmet 
meal within their weekly recipe selection. Since introducing 
it in March we have already experienced good uptake and 
an average recipe rating of more than 4 (out of 5) for these 
premium recipes. 

Growing recipe choice across our portfolio of brands also 
allowed us to analyse what recipes customers are selecting. 
We then cross reference this with recipe ratings to drive 
efficient menu planning resulting in more options we know 
Kiwi customers will love.

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Select your meals

Expanding Beyond Meals 

In July 2021, we launched the My Food Bag 
Kitchen, offering a curated collection of food 
solutions in addition to our range of meal kits. 

The Kitchen is designed to tempt customers to purchase more  
of their weekly shop from My Food Bag, and to meet more 
meal occasions across the week, plus add on a few special 
treats. It is one of the reasons behind the uplift in overall 
average order value during FY22, compared to FY21. 

Using the company’s well-established supplier network and 
procurement expertise, we quickly built a range of ‘hard-to-
find’ food products and unique solutions for our customers to 
choose from. More than 200 different products, with a weekly 
range available of more than 80 items, across ten broad 
categories have been offered through the Kitchen pilot to date.

At My Food Bag’s interim results we reported that Kitchen 
attachment rates were in line with our internal target of  
10% – 15%, and an average order value in excess of $20 in 
September. Across the second half of FY22, this has continued 
to improve as the product range has expanded and average 
order value has been maintained. 

The Kitchen was taken offline for two order cycles in March 
FY22 while we managed the risk of labour shortages and 
uncertainties due to Omicron across up-stream suppliers and 
all pick and packing operations. 

Once re-started, the company’s focus returned to three 
workstreams to grow the Kitchen in the medium term: 

• Expanding the range;

• Growing awareness and attachment across 

current customers; 

• Further optimising product data and stock management.

The My Food Bag Kitchen also provides a secondary benefit 
of offering valuable insights into adjacent food and grocery 
categories, informing the company’s growth options beyond 
meal kits and ready-made meals. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

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Investing in being  
a South Island local 

My Food Bag is committed to maintaining 
robust supply chains and sourcing as locally 
to the company’s customers as we can.

As part of this approach, we worked with Calder Stewart  
to design and build a new factory for our South Island 
operations which we have leased. We transitioned to the  
new site in April FY23. 

With four complete pick lines and capacity for a bigger  
Kitchen offer, across 4405m2, the new site increases our 
capacity in the South Island. The new centre lays down 
strong foundations for My Food Bag in the South Island and is 
future-proofed as we have substantial space to expand further, 
as required. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Online platform  
enabling personalisation 

My Food Bag’s in-house digital team 
developed several new features and 
advancements to our online platform.  
These features improve customer experience, 
flexibility and personalisation to drive better 
customer engagement.

During the year, we re-launched the My Food Bag iOS app  
so that customers can more easily choose recipes and add 
items from the Kitchen to their weekly orders. 

The app now allows us to direct personalised push 
notifications, prompting buy specials or suggesting recipes to 
select. By combining targeted email communications with push 
notifications to specific customer cohorts, we have achieved 
improved levels of uptake of specific promotional offers. 

Across both our web and app platforms, our team rolled out 
the ability for customers to seamlessly add additional meals to 
their weekly subscription, including premium-priced Gourmet 
meals. We expect this will continue to result in average order 
value improvements across the next year.

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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE – 
CREATING A BET TER WAY TO SHOP AND EAT 

Feeding

our future

My Food Bag’s sustainability strategy helps 
us bring to life our vision of creating a better 
way for people to shop and eat. 

Our Sustainability Pillars

BETTER  
PACKAGING

BETTER FOR THE 
ENVIRONMENT

BETTER FOR OUR  
PEOPLE & COMMUNITY

BETTER,  
SAFER FOOD

Packaging is an essential  
part of our business and 
a primary focus across 
everything we do. 

This pillar includes our  
in-product packaging,  
operational waste and  
on-site office waste.

We’re Kiwi through and 
through and want to do all we 
can to ensure we’re helping 
keep Aotearoa clean, green 
and beautiful, and inspiring 
others to do the same. 

This pillar includes our 
emissions, energy consumption, 
landfill impact and  
climate-friendly working.

We believe cooking and 
eating together builds stronger, 
healthier communities and 
we want to utilise our unique 
advantage here to ensure  
Kiwi communities are 
flourishing nationwide.

This pillar includes our charity 
support, community initiatives, 
staff and health & safety.

We offer our customers 
uncompromisingly high food 
safety standards for our 
product and a transparent 
supply chain made up of local 
and trusted suppliers. 

This pillar includes our local 
sourcing, our Approved 
Supplier Programme, our  
Food Safety standards  
and our allergen and  
labelling processes.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE

My Food Bag’s ESG Framework

Feed the future of Aotearoa with a healthier and more sustainable way to eat.

BETTER PACKAGING

Improve the sustainability of our 
packaging with a focus on reduction, 
recyclable or compostable material 
and supporting our customers 
to thoughtfully dispose of their 
packaging waste.

Key focus areas
• Internal packaging  

(boxes, insulation, ice)

• On-site waste

BETTER FOR OUR  
PEOPLE & COMMUNITY

To support our people and  
the wider community to eat  
better and live better.  

Key focus areas
• Charitable partnerships
• Staff benefits and initiatives
• Health & safety

BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Continue to develop greener practices 
through monitoring and ongoing 
initiatives to understand, minimise and 
mitigate our impact on the environment 
to ensure our meal kits are the most 
climate-friendly way to shop and eat. 

Key focus areas
• Food miles
• Freight
• Energy usage

• Water usage
• Food waste
• Climate-friendly 

cooking

BETTER, SAFER FOOD

To ensure we maintain uncompromisingly 
high health and safety standards for our 
people and product and a transparent 
supply chain. 

Key focus areas
• Local sourcing
• Approved supplier programme
• Food safety
• Allergens & labelling

Icons indicate which of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) our ESG Pillars are aligned with.

OUR VALUE OUTCOMES

Customers eat delicious 
meals that are good for  
them and the planet.

We are committed and  
excel in supporting the 
wellbeing of our staff.

We support Kiwi communities to 
help them thrive through being 
happier and healthier.

We sit at the forefront of food  
and sustainability innovation  
for Aotearoa and the world. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022

SPOTLIGHT ON:

Soft Plastics  
Recycling Programme

We know from our 
customers that plastic 
waste is the issue they 
are most concerned about, so this 
continues to be a big focus area for us. 

At the very end of FY21 we launched 
a Soft Plastics Recycling Programme, 
in partnership with the NZ Packaging 
Forum and Future Post. This initiative 
has led the category by offering a 
direct pick-up recycling solution to our 
customers for their entire household’s 
soft plastics. To date 19,400 bags 
have been collected. At approximately 
700g per bag, more than 13 tonnes 
of soft plastic waste has been 
redirected from landfill. Collected  
soft plastics are sent to Futurepost who 
recycle them into long life fence posts 
and garden boxes.

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ORDER SOFT 
PLASTICS 
RECYCLING BAG

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3

FILL WITH ALL 
YOUR CLEANED 
SOFT PLASTICS

SEAL SOFT 
PLASTICS 
RECYCLING BAG

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ORDER 
COLLECTION 
OF YOUR SOFT 
PLASTICS 
RECYCLING BAG

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Better packaging

We are committed to using the minimum 
amount of the most sustainable packaging 
we can, to keep food safe and fresh for  
our customers. 

Examples include: 

• Approximately 80% of our ingredients by value are now 

delivered to our factories in reusable crates. 

• We use 100% compostable and biodegradable wool 

insulation to keep our ingredients fresh and chilled in transit.

• Our cardboard boxes are made from forest stewardship 

council (FSC) certified 47% recycled cardboard and all our 
paper printing comes from FSC-certified pulp.

• We were the first to use 100% water in our ice packs, 
instead of the gel still found in many chiller packs.

 
SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY & PEOPLE

Better for the environment

We aspire for our meal kits to be the most 
climate-friendly way to shop and eat. 

What does this look like?

• 98% of our fresh meat and produce is proudly locally 
sourced close to our North Island and South Island 
factories, greatly reducing transport emissions.

• Through careful planning, management and partnership,  

we are a near-zero food waste company. 

• Research shows meal kits to be as much as 33% more 

greenhouse-gas efficient than supermarket-bought meals 
because of reduced wastage in our supply chain.* 

• Working with NZ Post, our delivery partner, to optimise 
delivery routes and minimise emissions for our depot-to-
door deliveries.

SPOTLIGHT ON:

Climate-friendly eating

With the carbon footprint of a plant 
based diet sitting significantly below 
that of a meat-lovers, encouraging more 
plant based and veggie meals into our 
customers diets is good for their health 
and for the planet. 

This year we increased the number of 
veggie and plant based meals in our 
range with the introduction of more 
veggie meals into Bargain Box Choice 
and Fresh Start, and sold more than  
2.8 million plant based and veggie meals. 

* Source: Scientific Journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling (USA, 2019)

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022

Better for our  
people and communities

We passionately believe that cooking and 
eating together can help build stronger, 
healthier families and communities. 

How we do this:

• Any unused food bags and food left over from recipe 

tests are given to families in need through our support of 
charitable organisations including Kiwi Harvest and City 
Missions across the country. 

• Introduced a partnership with the Heart Foundation aimed 
at making it easier for Kiwis to choose to eat for a healthier 
heart. My Food Bag’s heart-healthy recipes align to the 
principles of a Mediterranean lifestyle, with all recipes 
meeting a set of criteria that were developed in conjunction 
with the Heart Foundation.

• My Food Bag’s motto “Work Safe, Home Safe” is frequently 
referenced as a reminder for our team to take all steps to 
work safely, so that they can go home to their families safely. 
Our health and safety committees have representatives at 
every assembly site and our senior leadership team take an 
active approach in safety monitoring. 

• The company has maintained our Lost Time Injury Frequency 
Rate (LTIFR) at 6.5. LTIFR is the number of reported injury 
and treatment incidents multiplied by 1,000,000 divided  
by total hours worked in the period.

SPOTLIGHT ON:

Garden to Table

My Food Bag and its customers raised 
more than $50,000 for Garden to Table, 
a charitable trust empowering kids to 
grow, harvest, prepare, and share great 
food, during FY22. 

This was a significant growth on FY21 
donations thanks to the generosity of  
our customers. We also created two 
delicious veggie-based baking products 
which were sold in the Kitchen and 
donated the profits from these products  
to Garden to Table. 

BEETROOT BROWNIES

SELF SAUCING CARROT PUDDING

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SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY & PEOPLE

Better, safer food

The company strives to build 
uncompromisingly high food  
safety standards and a transparent 
supply chain, through its emphasis  
on local sourcing and Approved 
Supplier Programme. 

This is achieved by:

•  Maintaining our sourcing of fresh produce and 

protein at 98% local. This is important in reducing 
food miles as well as connecting our customers  
to the food on their plate. 

• Operating under a National Level 3 Food Safety 
Programme, compliant with the Food Act 2014.

• Requiring our suppliers to uphold our expectations, 
codes and standards of supplying quality and  
safe food. 

SPOTLIGHT ON:

Local suppliers in the Kitchen

Through My Food Bag Kitchen we’ve built 
the distribution and awareness of many 
growing Kiwi brands. 

Paneton, a My Food Bag supplier for many 
years, offers a range of fresh breads in  
the Kitchen, all freshly baked in their 
Auckland bakery. 

We’ve backed snack food brands Serious 
Popcorn, Tom & Luke and Molly Woppy, 
which have all featured in many of our 
popular festive & snack bundles. 

We’ve also made a successful entrance into 
the beverages category with a number of 
emerging local brands, such as Almighty, 
Kombucha Bros and Alchemy & Tonic.

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MY FOOD BAG TEAM

The right
mix

The 200+ strong team at My Food Bag are 
united by a desire for excellence in food and 
for delivering for customers. Together, we 
work in a highly energetic and collaborative 
culture reflective of the My Food Bag brand, 
and place a high priority on the health and 
wellbeing of all employees. 

Like most workplaces, COVID-19 meant the company had to 
do all sorts of things a little differently. Senior leaders rolled 
up their sleeves to pack food boxes when many staff were 
isolating, and some creativity was needed to maintain our 
collaborative culture from a distance. 

We are also really proud of how our team adapted to 
strengthened health and safety processes that were needed 
through the pandemic.

To help us retain and attract talent across all teams, we have 
introduced a flexible working policy as well as a reward 
structure that better aligns pay with capability. 

New senior leaders Cassie Ormand, Joanne Mitchell and  
Paul Kelly in our leadership team have brought fresh energy  
to the areas of People & Culture, Marketing & Customer Love 
and Operations respectively.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022mix

MY FOOD BAG TEAM

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MY FOOD BAG OPER ATIONS

Recipe
for success

My Food Bag is an online food delivery 
business and New Zealand’s longest-
standing meal kit provider. 

Each week, My Food Bag delivers thousands of boxes full of 
nutritious, locally sourced ingredients along with easy-to-follow 
recipes direct to families across New Zealand. We take the 
stress out of meal planning and help to bring families together 
around mealtimes. Since the business commenced trading in 
2013, we have delivered more than 100 million meals to  
New Zealanders. 

My Food Bag offers the broadest range of meal kit bags in 
New Zealand under the My Food Bag, Bargain Box and 
Fresh Start brands. Since inception, we have focused on 
evolving our product offering through innovation and a strong 
understanding of customers’ needs to appeal to a wide range 
of New Zealanders. We continue to innovate to meet changing 
consumer food, demographic and societal trends, and most 
recently entered the large ready-made meal category with 
our MADE brand. My Food Bag’s extensive database, high 
brand awareness, digital capabilities and nationwide coverage 
provide a strong platform for growth, as well as an opportunity 
for expansion beyond our current product scope.

3% 

MADE

26% 

BARGAIN BOX

TOTAL 
DELIVERIES 
FY22

16% 

FRESH START

55% 

MY FOOD BAG

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022MY FOOD BAG OPERATIONS

Synonymous with meal kits in  
New Zealand, the My Food Bag  
brand targets the broadest range of 
customers and promises to help you  
get meals “Deliciously Sorted” with  
a wide selection of product offerings.

In FY22 the recipe range in My Choice was expanded 
with the launch of a range of Heart Healthy recipes in 
collaboration with the Heart Foundation. And in Mar 22, 
we launched “Gourmet Upsell”, a new offer that allows 
customers to upgrade to a premium recipe each week.

This is My Food Bag’s most 
accessible offering, providing 
“Family Faves, Bargain Prices”, 
designed to bring quick, easy, 
affordable, tasty and healthy meals 
to Kiwi households.

This range focuses on goal-based 
recipes designed to help customers 
achieve health goals through their 
diet, whether it be for weight loss  
or fitness.

During the year, we launched recipe choice for Bargain 
Box customers with a range that includes family faves, 
vegetarian options and Superquick recipes. 

The continued year-on-year investment in Fresh Start 
marketing and loyalty initiatives resulted in another 
record year for Fresh Start. Recipe choice was also 
introduced for Fresh Start with a broad range covering 
fish, meat, vegetarian and ready-made meal choices. 

This is an important format 
differentiator to our meal kits. 
Designed to offer an easier and 
more convenient alternative to 
cooking a recipe, MADE offers a 
range of fresh, ready-made meals.

We expanded both the product formats with MADE 
and the product availability in FY22. Fresh soups and 
ready to heat puddings were launched in time for winter 
2021, and we drove significant meal growth through the 
addition of MADE meals within Fresh Start Choice and 
as an item to add to your order in the Kitchen. 

Kitchen

The My Food Bag Kitchen is a 
curated collection of pantry staples 
and delicious solutions for new 
meal occasions that customers can 
add to their weekly orders.

More than 200 products have been offered since launch 
covering new meal occasions like breakfast, desserts and 
beverages. Specific ranges for occasions and seasons 
have also been launched including a “Festive Fare” 
range and a summer BBQ collection. 

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Efficient Operation  
– Every Week

1

CREAT E

5

RECIPE RA T I N G S

4

3

C

OOK & E N J O Y

S

O

URCE &  D E L

2

CHOO S E

R

I V E

1. CREATE
Every week, our 
chefs and in-house 
nutritionist develop 
new recipes, building 
on our database of 
over 10,000 recipes.

Our recipes are 
designed to use only 
basic kitchen utensils  
and a few pantry 
staples, a list of  
which is emailed  
to customers.

2. CHOOSE
Customers choose 
from the full  
My Food Bag brand 
portfolio with options 
for different numbers  
of people and nights 
per week. 

Customers can 
choose to have their 
bag delivered weekly 
or fortnightly on a 
flexible subscription.

3. SOURCE & 
DELIVER
We source to  
order the freshest 
New Zealand meat, 
fish and produce, 
resulting in minimal 
food waste at our 
assembly centres.

Bags are delivered 
directly to customers 
on a Saturday, 
Sunday or Monday. 

4. COOK & ENJOY
The fun begins! Using 
our step-by-step 
recipes, customers 
create and enjoy  
their meals.

5. RECIPE RATINGS
Customers can then 
rate the recipes to 
provide feedback 
direct to our chefs.

Ratings drive the 
direction of future 
innovation and 
ensure recipes which 
customers love are 
available again.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022MY FOOD BAG OPERATIONS

Weekly Operations Cycle

We operate a weekly business cycle, with orders for the following 
week’s delivery ‘locked’ on a Sunday night, ingredients arriving to our 
assembly centres on Tuesday through Friday, and items ‘picked and 
packed’ on Thursday and Friday prior to being delivered to customers.

MONDAY
•   The billing run is  

made and customer  
money received
•   My Food Bag’s 

procurement team  
reviews and places 
orders with suppliers

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

•   Ingredients begin to arrive at our assembly  

centres in Auckland and Christchurch, with the 
majority arriving on site on Wednesday and 
Thursday. Other ingredients are delivered  
as late as Friday to ensure freshness

•   Ingredients are sourced from more than 

200 suppliers

1

2

3

SUNDAY EVENING

•   Subscribers have 
until 11:59pm to 
adjust their orders 
for the following 
week’s delivery

•   Orders can be 

changed through 
both the website  
and mobile app

4

THURSDAY

•   Picking and  
packing  
commences  
mid-morning

•   30,000+  

boxes picked  
and packed  
per week

7

6

5

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

•  Staging commences  
to get boxes ready  
for pickup from  
the Auckland  
and Christchurch 
assembly centres

•   My Food Bag and 

•   Picking and packing 

Fresh Start branded 
boxes are delivered 
to customers via 
NZ Post’s exclusive 
Sunday network 
(with some deliveries 
on Monday via 
NZ Post’s overnight 
network)

•   Customers are sent  

a text to inform them  
of delivery details

concludes

•   Boxes are transported  
to distribution depots 
around the country

•   Delivery is made to 
customers electing 
Saturday delivery

•   Bargain Box and 
MADE deliveries 
begin (via the NZ Post 
overnight network) 

My Food Bag operates a negative working capital position. This is a benefit  
of the operating model arising because cash is generated from customers before 
it has to pay suppliers for the cost of goods sold.

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Supply Chain Overview

We operate a largely outsourced and asset-light supply chain 
model, while always maintaining close oversight across supply 
and delivery.

FOOD SUPPLIERS
• We operate a ‘source-to-
order’ model: purchase 
orders are placed with 
suppliers on a weekly basis 
at the exact levels required 
to match customer orders 
(allowing for a small buffer  
of stock) to minimise waste. 

• Our supply chain with food 
suppliers is robust and 
resistant to adverse events, 
with 98% of all meat and 
produce sourced locally in 
New Zealand.

ASSEMBLY CENTRES
• We are the only large-

scale New Zealand meal-
kit delivery business with 
chilled assembly centres in 
both the North and South 
Islands, providing logistical 
efficiencies, more localised 
sourcing of ingredients and 
greater delivery certainty  
to the South Island. 

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OVERNIGHT & EXCLUSIVE  DELIVERY NETWORKS• We have a strong relationship with distribution partner NZ Post who currently operate an exclusive Sunday delivery service for My Food Bag.MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022MY FOOD BAG OPERATIONS

Food Safety

My Food Bag is subject to the National Programme  
Level 3 (guidelines set out by the Ministry for Primary 
Industries – MPI) as a retailer which handles food but  
does not prepare or manufacture food. MPI complete 
business and site audits of National Programme  
Level 3 once every two years. 

We also require our suppliers to meet a strict prescribed  
code of conduct outlining food safety, ingredient and 
operational requirements. We regularly review and audit 
our food handling settings as well, to ensure procedures 
meet the recommended standards. We maintain a direct 
line of contact with our customers, so that any issues are 
immediately identified and remedied. This is supported  
by a Serious Incident Register to record reported customer 
complaints relating to food quality and concerns.

Health and Safety

We have a systematic approach to the management of 
health and safety. Detailed health and safety policies, 
standards and procedures are implemented alongside 
hazard and risk management processes, including an 
incident notification and management system. Each site 
operates a Health and Safety Committee, which meets 
monthly and our Senior Leadership Team and Board  
are active participants in our site safety audits.

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GROW TH STR ATEGY

Market
opportunities

We have a strategy to expand our share of 
the retail food sector via a pipeline of growth 
initiatives. Underpinned by our nationwide 
brand love we will grow the business by:

1   Winning in meals 
2   Expanding our horizons
3   Enhancing our strong foundations

RETAIL FOOD 
SECTOR

$37 

BILLION

GROCERY 
RETAIL

$25 

BILLION

READY 
MEALS 
MARKET

Taking a greater 
share of Aotearoa’s  
$37 billion retail 
food sector 

MEAL KIT 
MARKET

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022GROWTH STRATEGY

1   Winning in meals 

Inspiring more Kiwis to dine in more often, 
with continued innovation, and commitment 
to quality & delicious meal kit solutions.

Lead the modernisation of the ready-made 
meal market through quality, innovation 
and convenience.

• A clear portfolio approach to differentiate brands each with 
a clear mission, including Bargain Box and taking our goal-
based offering to the next level with Fresh Start 

•  Build awareness to drive subscription model and add-on 

options for meal kit customers

• Extend menu choices into more meal occasions and 

• Improving our personalisation and customisation options  

more audiences

to add more value 

• A relentless focus on improving the customer experience 
from the Development Kitchen, Digital, Operations and 
Customer Love teams

• Strengthen margin while protecting and growing IP 

• Exploring vertical integration opportunities

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M&A

THE KITCHEN

COLLABORATION

2   Expanding our horizons 

Expand the Kitchen – A curated collection 
of food solutions that meet the needs of more 
meal occasions

• Provide more solutions by accessing more meal occasions 

and further expansion of high success categories 

• Extend the Kitchen range depth and breadth, fuelled by the 

introduction of better picking technology

Extend into new categories

• The Kitchen and the company’s experience collaborating 

with other companies provides a low-risk/low-cost pilot into 
new categories to inform further investment decisions 

• The Kitchen allows us to introduce new categories to our 

database, building a more logical connection for consumers 
between our existing products and new categories

• Continue to assess M&A options, targeting businesses that 

• Build awareness via paid advertising and owned assets, 

we can add value to

as well as leveraging new product introductions 

• Collaborating with complementary players in other 

• Grow sales via bundling, promotions, in-app 

categories to innovate wider offerings

recommendations, and upsell and personalised navigation

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
GROWTH STRATEGY

3    Enhancing our strong foundations 

System and operational step change

Integrated ESG ambition 

• Transform our operating model by introducing picking 
technology that assures the scalability of the operation  
to meet future customer and business requirements

• Intensify our focus on measurement, and then further 

reduction and recyclability of packaging 

•  Working with our suppliers to measure, and then reduce  

• Integrate technology and data platform to support 

the end-to-end carbon footprint

• Create healthier Kiwi communities by building strong 

integrated partnerships with the likes of our existing partners 
such as Garden to Table and City Missions

• Encourage better food choices by providing a wide range 
of plant-based and healthier options with a strong bias to 
local sourcing

• Continue to minimise food waste and help customers reduce 

food waste by providing portioned ingredients 

• Encourage diversity across the business, particularly  

in leadership

improvements to picking capability

•  Smooth transition to the new Christchurch factory 

• Active management of key business risks, such as cyber 

security and operational processes

• Continued investment in food safety systems and processes 

Culture and capability 

• Recognising the workforce needs of the future, My Food Bag 
will undertake a reset of its approach to attracting, retaining 
and engaging talent during FY23

•  The reset will reflect a change in ‘ways of working’ following 

two-years during which the pandemic necessitated 
remote working for many staff and changed the way we 
collaborate and communicate 

• The business is acutely aware of the need to build its 

attractive employment brand by offering the right balance  
of reward, recognition, learning, and growth prospects 
for its people. Planning for the introduction of a staff share 
scheme is well underway, with implementation anticipated  
in the first quarter of FY23

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tony Carter
Independent Chair

Jennifer (Jen) Bunbury
Independent Non-Executive Director

Sarah Hindle
Independent Non-Executive Director

Tony joined the My Food Bag board  
in January 2021 and was appointed 
Chair at that time.

He has a broad range of experience 
in governance across the consumer, 
industrial services, infrastructure and 
energy sectors. Tony moved into 
governance following a successful 
executive career, where he served as 
Chief Executive and Managing Director 
at Foodstuffs – New Zealand’s largest 
retail organisation – for 10 years. 

Tony is currently Chairman of Datacom 
and TR Group and sits on the respective 
boards of Vector, The Interiors Group 
and The Skin Institute. He was formerly 
Chair of Air New Zealand for six years, 
Chair of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare for 
eight years, a director of Fletcher Building 
for nine years and a director of ANZ 
Bank New Zealand for 10 years. He was 
Chairman of the New Zealand Institute 
when it merged with the New Zealand 
Business Roundtable to form the New 
Zealand Initiative in 2012, of which he 
served as inaugural Chairman until 2013.

Tony graduated from the University 
of Canterbury with a Bachelor of 
Engineering with honours, before 
completing a Master’s of Philosophy  
at Loughborough University of 
Technology in the United Kingdom.  
In 2020 he was made a Companion  
of the New Zealand Order of Merit  
for services to business governance. 

Jen was appointed as a director  
of My Food Bag in January 2021  
and acts as Chair of the Audit and  
Risk Committee.

She has an extensive background 
in financial services, including NZX 
listings, acquisitions, mergers and 
strategic advisory. Jen was a director  
in the Investment Banking team at Craigs 
Investment Partners for nine years, with 
experience in the horticulture, logistics 
and energy sectors. Her earlier career 
included investor relations roles at BHP 
and Publicis in Europe, following four 
years in the Investment Banking  
team at ABN AMRO in New Zealand.

Most recently, Jen served as the Chief 
Financial Officer for NZX50-listed 
Tourism Holdings Limited until October 
2020 and was a director of Togo Group 
during this time. She is a member of the 
NZ Institute of Directors and participated 
in the Future Directors programme, 
spending 12 months with the board  
of agribusiness Scales Corporation.

Jen completed a Bachelor of Commerce 
majoring in finance, graduating with  
first-class honours from the University 
of Canterbury.

Sarah was appointed as a director  
of My Food Bag in January 2021. 

She has a broad range of experience in 
management and governance across the 
technology and consumer sectors. Sarah 
was most recently the founding general 
manager of Tech Futures Lab, where 
she helped grow New Zealand’s most 
innovative, tech-led learning institute.

Previously, Sarah was Global Head of 
Business Delivery for Direct Wines and 
Manager of Customer Experience and 
Digital for KPMG Boxwood in the United 
Kingdom. She began her career as a 
solicitor for Minter Ellison Rudd Watts  
in New Zealand. 

She is also passionate about agri-tech 
and the application of ‘tech for good’ 
and has held governance roles as  
Chair of the Executive Council of 
AgriTech New Zealand and as a 
director and deputy chair for NZTech.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts and 
Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University 
of Wellington, along with an MBA 
from BI Norwegian Business School 
of Management. She is enrolled as a 
barrister and solicitor of the High Court 
in New Zealand.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jon  Macdonald
Independent Non-Executive Director

Chris Marshall
Non-Executive Director

Jon joined the My Food Bag board  
in January 2021. 

He has deep experience in technology, 
the internet and consumer behaviour.  
Jon held senior roles at Trade Me for 
more than 15 years, including 11 years 
as Chief Executive Officer, and has  
since held a position as a director 
(through Trade Me’s parent company, 
Titan Parent NZ Ltd). He is also on the 
boards of Contact Energy, Mitre 10 
and Sharesies. 

Earlier in his career, Jon worked in  
the United Kingdom for HSBC, and in 
Australia and New Zealand for Deloitte. 
He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) 
from the University of Canterbury, and is 
a Chartered Member of the NZ Institute  
of Directors.

Chris joined the My Food Bag board 
on 6 October 2016, upon Waterman 
Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake 
in the Company.

He co-founded Waterman Capital  
in 2004 and is currently serving as an 
executive director of Waterman Capital. 
Waterman Capital is a private company 
investor which invests in mid-market  
New Zealand growth businesses.  
Chris has more than 20 years of 
principal investment experience in  
New Zealand. Prior to this he worked in 
a management consulting role in London 
assisting mid-market businesses.

Chris is a member of Waterman Capital’s 
Investment Committee and is currently 
a non-executive director of Healthcare 
Holdings Limited (owner of the Mercy 
Ascot Hospitals and other healthcare 
businesses) and a non-executive  
director of Lewis Holdings Limited,  
an investment company associated  
with Sir David Levene. 

He graduated with a Bachelor of 
Commerce from the University of  
Otago and is a Chartered Accountant. 

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MANAGEMENT TEAM

My Food Bag’s Senior Leadership Team has an average tenure 
at the Company of four years. The team brings a depth and 
breadth of experience across multiple industries including 
FMCG, services, e-commerce and media. 

The team members have backgrounds that encompass early-
phase start-ups through to corporates within New Zealand and 
overseas. With an equal representation of men and women, the 
team has a proven track record of driving the business strategy 
and culture effectively.

Kevin Bowler
Chief Executive Officer

Mark Winter
Chief Financial Officer

Paul Kelly
Chief Supply Chain Officer 

Jo Mitchell
Chief Customer Officer

Kevin drives the team to do 
the basics brilliantly every 
week while also developing 
and implementing the 
Company’s long-term vision 
and goals. He is responsible 
for all day-to-day 
management decisions.

Mark leads the finance 
function and has primary 
responsibility for planning, 
implementing and controlling 
all finance-related activities. 
Mark is also responsible for 
leading the procurement 
team. He leads these  
teams with a strong focus  
on collaboration and  
business partnerships.

Paul oversees a broad team, 
and is responsible for both 
our operations and logistics 
teams. This includes the 
management of our assembly 
operations in both the North 
and South Islands, as well 
as the nationwide logistics 
teams. Paul also leads 
the compliance functions 
covering both health and 
safety and food safety.

Jo leads the teams who are 
focused on understanding, 
engaging with, and 
enhancing the experience 
our customers have with My 
Food Bag. The eCommerce 
and Brand Marketing teams 
create and implement 
strategies and campaigns  
to drive revenue growth 
and the Customer Love 
team ensures My Food Bag 
delivers an award winning 
customer service experience, 
and constantly delights  
our customers.

Past experience:

Past experience:

Past experience:

Past experience:

• CEO, Frucor Suntory 

• Group Financial 

• General Manager – 

• Marketing Director, NZ 

Beverages NZ  
(2016 – 2018)
• CEO, Tourism  
New Zealand  
(2010 – 2016)
• CEO, Yahoo!Xtra  
(2007 – 2009)

Breweries (2020 – 2021)

• Director of Marketing NZ, 
McDonalds Restaurants 
NZ (2013 – 2020)

• Marketing Manager 

Coffee UK, Kraft Foods 
(2007 2011)

Controller, Fonterra 
Brands NZ  
(2016 – 2019) 

• Commercial Manager 
Operations & Supply 
Chain, Fonterra Brands 
NZ (2015 – 2016)
• General Manager 

Commercial Operations, 
Fonterra LATAM  
(2014 – 2015)

Dairy Process Excellence, 
Fonterra (2021 – 2022)

• Director Technical 

Excellence (Acting), 
Fonterra (2019 – 2021)

• General Manager – 
Value Chain Centres 
of Excellence, Fonterra 
(2016 – 2019)

• Director Operations, 
Fonterra Brands  
(2012 – 2014)

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022MANAGEMENT TEAM

Polly Brodie
Head of Development Kitchen

Craig Jordan
Chief Digital Officer

Trish Whitwell
Head of Innovation

Craig manages all digital, 
technology and data 
functions, leading a capable 
data-driven team responsible 
for maintaining and 
enhancing My Food Bag’s 
proprietary e-commerce 
platform, along with 
providing actionable  
data insights.

Trish drives business growth 
through the creation of new 
products and the evolution  
of existing ones. She runs 
a collaborative innovation 
process that allows  
My Food Bag to respond 
quickly to market changes.

Polly leads a passionate 
team who are responsible 
for both recipe development 
and food photography. The 
culinary team design the 
menus and recipes as well as 
sourcing and developing new 
ingredients. The team ensure 
that not only is the product 
delicious, but ingredient 
margin is maintained while 
upholding My Food Bag’s 
high food quality and 
nutrition standards.

Cassie Ormand
Head of People & Culture

Cassie drives performance 
and culture within the 
business by ensuring sound 
frameworks and processes 
are in place to attract and 
retain great people and 
enable them to achieve.  
She leads a team that  
offers commercially focused 
advice in partnership  
with the business to  
drive culture, capability  
and communication.

Past experience:

Past experience:

Past experience:

Past experience:

• Development Kitchen 

• Chief Digital Officer,  

• Head of Marketing,  

and Nutrition Manager,  
My Food Bag  
(2015 – 2018)

• Recipe Development 

and Test Kitchen Chef,  
My Food Bag  
(2014 – 2015)
• Sous Chef, Motor  
Yacht SIRONA III  
(2012 – 2014)

The Warehouse Group 
(2014 – 2017)

My Food Bag  
(2016 – 2017)

• Various executive and 
senior leadership roles, 
Trade Me (2007 – 2014)

• Marketing Manager, 

Meadow Fresh, Goodman 
Fielder (2015 – 2016)
• Marketing Manager, 

Digital Channels, TVNZ 
(2011 – 2013)

• Head of People & Culture 
Plan B (2019 – 2021)

• Senior HR Business 

Partner, Goodman Fielder 
(2018 – 2019)

• Head of HR AMEA, 

Rexam Beverage Can 
(2014 – 2017)

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Financial Statements

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Statement of  
Financial Position 

Statement of 
Comprehensive Income 

Statement of 
Changes in Equity 

Statement of 
Cash Flows 

Notes to the  
Financial Statements 

Independent  
Auditor‘s Report 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

38

39

40

41

42 

64

37

 
 
 
 
 
Statement of Financial Position
AS AT 31 MARCH 2022

NZ$000
ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Inventories
Prepayments
Total current assets
Non-current
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Right-of-use assets
Other receivables
Total non-current assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Current
Trade and other payables
Deferred revenue
Lease liabilities 
Derivative financial liabilities
Other current liabilities
Tax liability
Total current liabilities
Non-current
Lease liabilities 
Borrowings
Deferred tax liability
Provisions
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
EQUITY
Share capital
Retained earnings
Total equity 

Note

2022

Restated1 
2021

5

6

9

10

11

7

11

8

11

13

15

12

5,913
570
2,608
1,799
10,890

3,372
84,889
6,269
248
94,778
105,668

13,000
4,004
2,022
-
1,089
4,850
24,965

5,576
3,411
4,556
250
13,793
38,758
66,910

59,336
7,574
66,910

1,599
512
1,216
2,168
5,495

3,118
84,846
8,618
308
96,890
102,385

12,118
2,682
2,542
179
1,980
826
20,327

7,464
15,864
4,282
250
27,860
48,187
54,198

59,336
(5,138)
54,198

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors who authorised the issue of the financial statements on 19 May 2022.

Tony Carter 
Chair
19 May 2022

Jen Bunbury 
Director
19 May 2022

1.  Comparative information has been restated for the change in accounting policy relating to software as a service arrangements. Please see the General Information section, page 44 

for further details.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Statement of Comprehensive Income
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

NZ$000
Income
Cost of sales
Gross profit

Marketing expenses
Financing expenses
Indirect expenses
Other income
Share-based payment expense
Offer costs
Net profit before tax

Income tax expense
Net profit after tax

Total comprehensive income

Earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share

Note
1

1

3

15

4

2022
193,954
(141,282)
52,672

(4,804)
(1,079)
(19,130)
148
-
-
27,807

(7,800)
20,007

2021
190,710
(141,913)
48,797

(4,527)
(1,690)
(19,223)
32
(305)
(14,115)
8,969

(6,527)
2,442

20,007

2,442

NZ$
0.08

NZ$
 0.01 

3939

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSStatement of Changes in Equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

NZ$000
At 1 April 2021
Net profit for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Dividend
At 31 March 2022

At 1 April 2020
Net profit for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Dividend (Pre IPO)
Share-based payment expense
Vesting of employee share options
Offer costs
Proceeds from primary issuance
Repayment of shareholder loans

At 31 March 2021

Note

12

12

Share  
capital
59,336
-
-
-
59,336

1,000
-
-
-
-
5,541
(2,046)
54,841
-

59,336

Other 
shareholder 
contributions 
-
-
-
-
-

51,095
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(51,095)

-

Retained 
earnings
(5,138)
20,007
20,007
(7,295)
7,574

5,769
2,442
2,442
(13,349)
-
-
-
-
-

(5,138)

Share-based 
payment 
reserve
-
-
-
-
-

359
-
-
-
305
(664)
-
-
-

-

Total  
equity 
54,198
20,007
20,007
(7,295)
66,910

58,223
2,442
2,442
(13,349)
305
4,877
(2,046)
54,841
(51,095)

54,198

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Statement of Cash Flows
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

NZ$000
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash was provided from:
Receipts from customers
Proceeds from insurance
Interest received
Cash was applied to:
Payments to suppliers
Interest paid 
Tax paid
Net cash flows from operating activities

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash was provided from:
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
Cash was applied to:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Payments for development of software
Net cash flows from investing activities

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash was provided from:
Proceeds from issue of shares 
Proceeds from repayment of shareholder options
Proceeds from borrowings 
Cash was applied to:
Principal payments on leases
Dividends paid
Repayment of borrowings 
Equity repurchase
Offer costs
Borrowing establishment costs
Net cash flows from financing activities

Net increase/(decrease) in cash flows
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 

2022

Restated1
2021

194,958
59
40

(160,667)
(1,211)
(3,645)
29,534

188,291
-
13

(158,992)
(1,698)
(3,858)
23,756

11

7

(896)
(1,983)
(2,868)

(674)
(2,007)
(2,674)

-
-
8,000

(2,557)
(7,295)
(20,500)
-
-
-
(22,352)

4,314
1,599
5,913

54,841
1,535
67,095

(2,226)
(13,349)
(68,095)
(51,095)
(16,161)
(365)
(27,820)

(6,738)
8,337
1,599

13

13

1.  Comparative information has been restated for the change in accounting policy relating to software as a service arrangements. Please see the General Information section, page 44 

for further details.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022

Notes to the Financial Statements 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

General Information 

Income 

Financial Performance 
1. 
2.   Segment Reporting 
3.   Expenses 
4.   Earnings per Share (EPS) 

Working Capital 
5.   Trade and Other Receivables 
6.  
7. 
8.  Other Current Liabilities 

Inventories 
Trade and Other Payables 

Long-term Assets 
9.   Property, Plant and Equipment 
10.  Intangible Assets 
11.   Leases 

Funding and Equity 
12.  Share Capital and Dividend 
13.  Borrowings 
14.   Financial Risk Management 

Other Notes 
15.   Taxation 
16.  Related Party Transactions 
17.   Operating Cash Flow Reconciliation 
18.  Contingent Liabilities 
19.   Capital Commitments 
20.   Comparison to Prospective  
Financial Statements 

43

45

45

45

46

46

47

47

47

48

48

49 

49

50

52

54

54

55

56

57

57

58

59

59

59

60

42

Notes to the Financial Statements
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

General Information
Reporting Entity

My Food Bag Group Limited is a profit-oriented company incorporated and domiciled in New Zealand. My Food Bag Group 
Limited is registered under the Companies Act 1993 and is a FMC reporting entity under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.

My Food Bag Group Limited is listed on the NZX Main Board and as a Foreign Exempt Listing on the Australian Securities 
Exchange (ASX). 

The consolidated financial statements (the financial statements) presented are for My Food Bag Group Limited and its wholly owned 
subsidiary My Food Bag Limited (together referred to as “the Group”). 

Basis of Preparation

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
These financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and New Zealand equivalents to 
International Financial Reporting Standards (NZ IFRS). These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally 
Accepted Accounting Practice applicable to for-profit entities and the requirements of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.

BASIS OF MEASUREMENT 
These financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for derivative financial instruments which are 
measured at fair value.  

FUNCTIONAL AND PRESENTATION CURRENCY
These financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars (NZ$), which is the Group’s functional currency, and rounded to 
the nearest thousand dollars (NZ$000) unless otherwise stated.

Significant Estimates and Judgements
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the 
reported amounts of income, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the accompanying disclosures. Actual outcomes may differ from 
these estimates. 

Information about significant estimation uncertainty and judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant 
effect on the amounts recognised are set out below:

•  Recoverable amount assessment (Note 10 Intangible Assets) 

An impairment test is performed annually to assess the recoverable amount of goodwill. The recoverable amount is based on  
a value-in-use calculation that requires the use of estimates.

• 

Lease liabilities (Note 11 Leases) 
At the commencement of a lease contract that includes renewal options, judgement is required to determine the lease term. 

COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
My Food Bag is classified as an essential business by the New Zealand government which means it is able to operate at all 
alert levels. To operate through the pandemic, additional health and safety protocols have been established to maintain a safe 
environment. My Food Bag is also registered as a critical service and participates in the close contact exemption scheme using 
Rapid Antigen Tests. The risks associated with COVID-19 include supply chain disruption and the availability of labour. These risks 
are primarily managed through collaboration with key suppliers. 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies which are relevant to an understanding of these financial statements are included throughout 
the notes to the financial statements. 

CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY
In April 2021, the IFRS Interpretations Committee published a final agenda decision, Configuration or Customisation Costs in a 
Cloud Computing Arrangement. This agenda decision confirms that in a SaaS arrangement, costs incurred to configure or customise 
the provider’s application software are recognised as an expense when the services are received. 

SaaS arrangements are service contracts providing the Group with the right to access a cloud provider’s application software over 
the contract period. The Group has previously capitalised configuration and customisation costs incurred in implementing a SaaS 
arrangement as an intangible software asset and amortised them over the contract period. 

The change in recognition of these costs has been applied retrospectively and impacted these financial statements as follows: 

Statement of Comprehensive Income:

•  An increase in indirect expenses for the year ended 31 March 2021 of NZ$179,000; 

•  A decrease in amortisation expense on intangible assets for the year ended 31 March 2021 of NZ$179,000. 

Statement of Financial Position:

•  An increase in prepayments at 1 April 2020 of NZ$1,088,000; 

•  A decrease in intangible assets at 1 April 2020 of NZ$1,088,000;

•  An increase in prepayments at 31 March 2021 of NZ$1,217,000; 

•  A decrease in intangible assets at 31 March 2021 of NZ$1,217,000. 

Statement of Cash flows:

•  An increase in payments to suppliers and employees for the year ended 31 March 2021 of NZ$308,000; 

•  A decrease in payments for development of digital assets for the year ended 31 March 2021 of NZ$308,000. 

RE-PRESENTATIONS
To improve disclosure effectiveness, the following presentation changes have been made in the Statement of Financial Position:

• 

• 

 Raw materials work in progress and Packaging have been combined and presented as Inventories. In the financial statements 
for the year ended 31 March 2021 these items were presented separately. 

 Lease receivable has been included in Other receivables. In the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021 lease 
receivable was presented separately.

Comparative period information has been re-presented to reflect the current year presentation as shown below.

NZ$000
Statement of Financial Position (Extract)
Trade and other receivables
Raw materials and work in progress
Packaging
Inventories
Lease receivable
Total current assets

Note

Audited
2021

Inventories 
adjustment

Receivables 
adjustment

Re-presented
2021

5

6

460
1,024
192
-
52
4,278

-
(1,024)
(192)
1,216
-
-

52
-
-
-
(52)
-

512
-
-
1,216
-
4,278

Standards Issued but Not Yet Effective
There are no new or amended standards that are issued, but not yet effective, that are expected to have a material impact to 
the Group. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
Financial Performance

1. Income

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when control of the goods transfers to the customer. This is typically when the  
goods are delivered to the customer. 

The amount of revenue recognised reflects the consideration that the Group expects to be entitled for providing the goods  
to the customer.

Revenue is measured as the sales price (net of discounts), adjusted for customer credits. Customer credits are recognised  
as deductions from revenue at the time that the related sales are recognised.

Payment for the goods is typically received in advance of delivery. The payment received in advance of delivery is recognised 
in the Statement of Financial Position as a liability (deferred revenue) until the goods are delivered to the customer.

NZ$000
Contracts with customers
Total income

Interest income
Proceeds from insurance
Other income
Loss on disposal of plant, property and equipment
Total other income

2. Segment Reporting

2022
193,954
193,954

2021
190,710
190,710

40
59
58
(9)
148

13
-
35
(16)
32

Operating segments are determined based on the financial information that is regularly reported to the Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CEO together with the CFO is considered to be the Chief Operating Decision 
Maker (CODM).

The Group operates in one reportable segment being online meal kit and food delivery. This consists of creating and delivering 
meal kits, pre-prepared ready-to-heat meals and grocery items to New Zealand customers. 

The Group operates in one geographic area, New Zealand.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

3. Expenses

Net profit before income tax has been arrived at after charging/(crediting) the following items:

NZ$000
Staff expenses

Salaries and wages
Defined contribution 

Interest expense
Fair value of derivatives
IT expenses
Depreciation and amortisation
Fees paid to the auditor (Ernst & Young)

Audit and review of the financial statements1

2022

13,168
426
1,258
(179)
2,267
5,121

Restated 
2021

13,365
366
2,008
(318)
2,108
4,589

120

98

1.  The audit fee includes the fees for both the annual audit of the financial statements and the review of the interim financial statements. 

4. Earnings per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to equity holders by the weighted average 
number of shares outstanding during the year.

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to equity holders and the weighted average 
number of shares outstanding during the year for the effects of shares with dilutive potential. There were no shares with dilutive 
potential for either of the years presented.

Basic and diluted earnings per share
Net profit attributable to equity holders (NZ$000)
Weighted average number of shares on issue (000)
Basic and diluted earnings per share (NZ$)

2022

2021 

20,007
242,438
0.08

 2,442 
 242,438 
0.01

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022 
Working Capital

The Group operates a weekly business cycle, with orders for the following week’s delivery confirmed and invoiced on a Sunday 
night. Ingredients arrive at our assembly centres on Tuesday through Friday, and are packed into boxes on Thursday and Friday 
prior to being delivered to customers. This means that the profile of working capital across trade receivables, inventories and 
payables varies depending on the day of the week the reporting date falls. The 31 March 2022 was a Thursday (31 March 2021: 
Wednesday). 

5. Trade and Other Receivables

Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for goods sold in the ordinary course of business. Trade receivables are 
initially recognised at the amount invoiced to the customer and subsequently measured at the amount expected to be collected.

Estimates are used to determine the amount of trade receivables that may not be collected. A provision for impairment of trade 
receivables is recognised based on the lifetime expected credit loss at each reporting date.

NZ$000
Trade receivables
Provision for impairment of trade receivables
Other receivables
GST receivable
Trade and other receivables

6. Inventories

2022
238
(125)
457
-
570

2021
189
(112)
292
143
512

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost or net realisable value. In the case of finished goods, cost includes direct costs plus 
a portion of fixed and variable overheads incurred in assembling the finished goods. 

NZ$000
Ingredients and work in progress
Finished goods
Packaging
Inventories

2022
1,584
766
258
2,608

2021
1,024
-
192
1,216

During the year inventories of NZ$103,976,000 (2021: NZ$108,204,000) were recognised as an expense in Cost of sales.

47

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

7. Trade and Other Payables

Trade and other payables are recognised at the amount invoiced by the supplier, or the estimated amount where the cost 
is accrued. 

NZ$000
Trade payables
Other payables
Accrued expenses
Trade and other payables

8. Other Current Liabilities

2022
11,965
384
651
13,000

2021
11,302
58
758
12,118

Liabilities for wages and salaries and annual leave are recognised at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities 
are settled. 

NZ$000
Accrued wages and salaries
Annual leave
Employee benefits
Dividend withholding tax
Other liabilities
Other current liabilities

2022
279
627
906
-
183
1,089

2021
943
550
1,493
143
344
1,980

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 
In May 2022 the Board approved an Employee Share Ownership Scheme (ESOS) and a Long-Term Incentive scheme (LTI) for the 
year ending 31 March 2023. The restricted share rights and the performance share rights will be granted to participants following 
the announcement of the Group’s financial results for the year ended 31 March 2022. The key features of the schemes are as follows:

ESOS
Permanent employees working at least 30 hours per week are eligible to participate in the ESOS. Under the scheme, participants 
are awarded restricted share rights of $3,000 annually. The rights vest after two years, subject to participants continued employment 
with the Group.

LTI
The Senior Leadership Team and certain Key Operational Leaders are eligible to participate in the LTI. Under the scheme, 
participants are awarded performance share rights based on a percentage of their base salary. For the FY23 scheme the rights vest 
after two years, subject to achievement of the following performance measures:

•  50% of the rights vest based on continued employment with the Group,

•  50% of the rights vest based on continued employment with the Group and the relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) compared 

to the companies included the NZX 50.

The Board has indicated that for future grants under the LTI, if any, the vesting period would be increased to 3 years as the scheme 
becomes more established.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Long-Term Assets

9. Property, Plant and Equipment

Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. 
Cost includes the purchase consideration and those costs attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition 
necessary for its intended use. Subsequent costs are capitalised only when it is probable the future economic benefits 
associated with the item will flow to the Group. The carrying amount of any replaced part is derecognised. All other repairs 
and maintenance costs are recognised as an expense when they are incurred.

Gains or losses on disposals are calculated by comparing the sales proceeds with the carrying amount, and are recognised 
in profit or loss.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to allocate the cost of the asset, less any residual value, over its useful 
economic life. Residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if required, each financial year.

The depreciation rates for each class of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

•  Motor vehicles 
• 
• 
•  Computers 

Plant and machinery  
Furniture, fixtures and fittings 

21% - 25%
8% - 67%
13% - 67%
50% - 67%

NZ$000
Cost
At 1 April 2021
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2022

Accumulated depreciation
At 1 April 2021
Depreciation
Disposals
At 31 March 2022

 Motor  
vehicles 

 Plant and 
machinery 

 Furniture, 
fittings and 
equipment 

 Computers 

 Total 

412
-
(23)
389

293
34
(18)
309

2,779
680
(13)
3,446

838
355
-
1,193

1,852
24
(5)
1,871

913
102
(5)
1,010

526
192
(7)
711

407
132
(6)
533

5,569
896
(48)
6,417

2,451
623
(29)
3,045

Net book value at 31 March 2022

80

2,253

861

178

3,372

Cost
At 1 April 2020
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2021

Accumulated depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Depreciation
Disposals
At 31 March 2021

Net book value at 31 March 2021

2,565
432
(218)
2,779

746
301
(209)
838

1,941

1,824
84
(56)
1,852

770
195
(52)
913

939

476
136
(86)
526

374
115
(82)
407

119

5,283
674
(388)
5,569

2,142
674
(365)
2,451

3,118

418
22
(28)
412

252
63
(22)
293

119

49

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
 
 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

10. Intangible Assets

The significant intangible assets recognised by the Group are goodwill, brands and software assets.

Goodwill
Goodwill represents the premium paid by the Group over the fair value of the Group’s share of net identifiable assets of an 
acquired subsidiary at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less 
accumulated impairment losses, if any. Goodwill is not amortised.

Brands
Brands that are purchased by the Group are initially recognised at cost, or at their fair value if acquired as part of a business 
combination. A brand is determined to have an indefinite life where there is an intention to maintain and support the brand 
for an indefinite period. Indefinite life brands are not amortised, they are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated 
impairment losses, if any.

Software assets
Software assets, both purchased and internally developed, are capitalised provided there is an identifiable asset, controlled by 
the Group, that will generate future economic benefits through supporting revenue generation or cost savings. Subsequent costs 
are capitalised if they extend the useful life or enhance the functionality of the asset. Software assets are amortised on a straight-
line basis over their estimated useful lives (using amortisation rates of 14% - 50%). Amortisation is included in Indirect expenses.

Impairment testing
Goodwill and indefinite life brands are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if there is an indicator of impairment. 
Software assets are tested for impairment when an indicator of impairment exists.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022NZ$000
Cost
At 1 April 2020 (Restated)
Additions
Transfers
Disposals
At 31 March 2021 (Restated)

Accumulated amortisation
At 1 April 2020 (Restated)
Amortisation
Disposals
At 31 March 2021 (Restated)

Goodwill

Brands

Software

63,631
-
-
-
63,631

18,357
-
-
-
18,357

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

3,195
5
1,798
(1,378)
3,620

1,671
1,361
(1,370)
1,662

Software 
WIP

696
2,002
(1,798)
-
900

-
-
-
-

 Other 

 Total 

5,261
-
-
-
5,261

5,261
-
-
5,261

91,140
2,007
-
(1,378)
91,769

6,932
1,361
(1,370)
6,923

Net book value at 31 March 2021 
(Restated)

63,631

18,357

1,958

900

-

84,846

NZ$000
Cost
At 1 April 2021 (Restated)
Additions
Transfers
At 31 March 2022

Accumulated amortisation
At 1 April 2021 (Restated)
Amortisation
At 31 March 2022

Goodwill

Brands

Software

63,631
-
-
63,631

18,357
-
-
18,357

-

-
-

-
-
-

3,620
131
2,480
6,231

1,662
1,940
3,602

Software 
WIP

900
1,852
(2480)
272

-
-
-

 Other 

 Total 

5,261
-
-
5,261

5,261
-
5,261

91,769
1,983
-
93,752

6,923
1,940
8,863

Net book value as at 31 March 2022

63,631

18,357

2,629

272

-

84,889

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

IMPAIRMENT TESTING

The recoverable amount of the Group, which is a single cash-generating unit, was determined on a value-in-use basis using 
a discounted cash flow methodology.

The model uses a 5-year cash flow forecast based on the budget for the financial year ending 31 March 2023 approved by 
the Board. Cash flows for years two to five have been prepared based on growth expectations for the core meal kit business in 
its current state, without inclusion of strategic growth initiatives.

The key assumptions in the cash flow forecast are revenue growth (estimated based on number of deliveries and average order 
value), ingredients price inflation and operational performance. The values attributed to the key assumptions are based on past 
performance and current market information including, where negotiated, contracted prices for ingredients.

The long-term growth rate applied to the forecast cash flows after year 5 is 2.0% (2021: 2.0%). This reflects the expected long-term 
economic growth rate in New Zealand.

The discount rate used in the model is 8.5% (2021: 6.8%).

The impairment test does not result in an impairment of goodwill or indefinite life brands. Reasonably possible changes in key 
assumptions do not result in impairment of goodwill or indefinite life brands.

11. Leases

Lease liabilities
Lease liabilities are recognised at the commencement date of the lease at the present value of the future lease payments over 
the term of the lease. If the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the lease payments are discounted using the 
Group’s incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. The lease term is the non-cancellable period plus rental 
renewal options that are determined to be reasonably certain to be exercised. Once the lease has commenced, the Group only 
reassesses the lease term on occurrence of a significant event or change in circumstance that is within its control and affects its 
ability to exercise, or not exercise a renewal option in the contract.

Right-of-use assets
Right-of-use assets are initially measured at the amount of the lease liability at commencement date plus direct costs incurred 
in establishing the lease and an estimate of costs required to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the 
underlying asset.

Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless the useful life of the asset is less than 
the lease term, or if the Group will own the asset at the end of the lease term. In these circumstances the right-of-use asset is 
depreciated over the useful life of the asset. 

The Group enters into lease arrangements for property, and plant and machinery. Leases of property have lease terms between two 
and ten years, plant and machinery have terms between three and five years. Changes to the lease payments are renegotiated at 
periods specified in the contracts and are usually based on the consumer price index or market rental rates. The Group has elected 
not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low value assets and short-term leases. These lease costs are 
recognised as an expense as incurred.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Information about right-of-use assets is shown below.

NZ$000
Property
Plant and machinery
Motor vehicles
Right-of-use assets

2022

2021

Net book 
value
6,029
240
-
6,269

Depreciation 
charge
2,369
189
-
2,558

Net book 
value
8,418
200
-
8,618

Depreciation 
charge
2,410
130
14
2,554

Additions to right-of-use assets during the year were NZ$232,000 (2021: NZ$4,587,000).

Amounts recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income

NZ$000
Interest on lease liabilities
Expense relating to short-term leases and low value assets

2022 
328
151

 2021 
496
204

Lease liabilities
Total cash payments for leases during the year was NZ$2,885,000 (2021: NZ$2,647,000).

Leases not yet commenced
The lease of the Group’s new assembly and distribution site in Christchurch commenced in April 2022. The total cash payments over 
the non-cancellable lease term is NZ$8,322,000, of which $760,000 is due within 12 months of balance date.

At 31 March 2022 the Group has entered into leases for machinery that have not yet commenced. The total cash payments over the 
non-cancellable lease terms of these leases is NZ$231,000.

53

FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Funding and Equity

12. Share Capital and Dividend
The Group completed an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listed on the NZX Main Board and the Australian Securities Exchange 
(ASX) on 5 March 2021.

SHARE CAPITAL

Fully paid ordinary shares
At 1 April
Share split
Primary issuance
Issuance on vesting of share options
Tax on share options vested
Offer costs
At 31 March

2022

2021

NZ$000
59,336
-
-
-
-
-
59,336

Number 
(000s)
242,438
-
-
-
-
-
242,438

NZ$000
1,000
-
54,841
2,198
3,343
(2,046)
59,336

Number 
(000s)
100
201,600
29,644
11,094
-
-
242,438

All ordinary shares issued are fully paid and have no par value. The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as 
declared by the Board and are entitled to one vote per share. All shares rank equally in any surplus on winding up of the Group. 

DIVIDENDS

A liability to pay a dividend is recognised when the distribution is declared by the Board. A corresponding amount is recognised 
directly in equity.

Interim dividend for 2021 (Pre IPO)
Final dividend for 2021 (Pre IPO)
Interim dividend for 2022 – 3.0 cents per share
Dividends paid

2022
-
-
7,295
7,295

2021
6,288
7,061
-
13,349

The imputation credit account balance as at 31 March 2022 is NZ$481,000 (2021: NZ$500).

Dividend declared after the reporting period
On 19 May 2022 the Board declared a fully imputed final dividend of 4.0 cents per share, to be paid on 16 June 2022 to 
shareholders on the company’s register on 1 June 2022.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Group’s capital includes share capital and retained earnings. The objective of the Group’s capital management is to maintain a 
strong capital base to support investor and market confidence and the future growth of the business. To manage the capital structure, 
the Group may adjust the proportion of earnings paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or amend 
capital spending plans.

The Group is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 202213. Borrowings

Borrowings are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at 
amortised costs using the effective interest method.

The Group’s net debt position is shown below.

NZ$000
Bank loan – non-current
Total borrowings
Less: cash and cash equivalents
Net (cash)/debt

2022
3,411
3,411
(5,913)
(2,502)

A reconciliation of the changes in borrowings to the proceeds and repayments of borrowings presented in the Statement of 
Cash Flows is shown below. 

NZ$000
Total borrowings at 1 April
Proceeds from borrowings
Repayments of borrowings
Non-cash change in deferred finance costs
Total borrowings at 31 March

Funding arrangements
The Group’s funding arrangements are shown below. 

NZ$000
Revolving credit facility – drawn down
Revolving credit facility – undrawn
Total revolving credit facility
Bank overdraft – undrawn
Total facilities

2021
15,864
15,864
(1,599)
14,265

2021
16,554
67,095
(68,095)
310
15,864

2022
15,864
8,000
(20,500)
47
3,411

2022
3,500
31,500
35,000
5,000
40,000

2021
16,000
19,000
35,000
5,000
40,000

The revolving credit facility of NZ$35,000,000 expires on 5 March 2024. The amount drawn down is secured over current and 
future accounts receivables and other property, plant and equipment of the Group. The interest rate on the revolving credit facility 
comprises base rate (BKBM rate) plus a margin of 1.74%.

The Group was in compliance with its banking covenants during the year and at 31 March 2022.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

14. Financial Risk Management

The objective of the Group’s risk management framework is to appropriately identify and manage risks within acceptable levels. 
Risk management policies and procedures are reviewed regularly to ensure they reflect changes in market conditions and the 
Group’s activities.

The financial risks that impact the Group are liquidity risk and interest rate risk and credit risk. 

LIQUIDITY RISK
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will encounter difficulties in meeting its financial commitments as they fall due. The Group 
manages its liquidity risk by maintaining a level of undrawn credit facilities and a spread of maturity dates. 

The table below shows the timing of the gross contractual cash flows of the Group’s financial liabilities.

NZ$000
Bank loan
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables
Financial liabilities

NZ$000
Bank loan
Lease liabilities
Trade and other payables
Financial liabilities

Carrying 
amount
3,411
7,598
13,000
24,009

Carrying 
amount
15,864
10,006
12,118
37,988

Contractual 
cash flows
3,500
7,880
13,000
24,380

Contractual 
cash flows
16,000
10,522
12,118
38,640

2022
3 months 
or less
-
591
13,000
13,591

2021
3 months 
or less
-
697
12,118
12,815

3 to 12 
months
-
1,613
-
1,613

3 to 12 
months
-
2,099
-
2,099

1 to 5 
years
3,500
5,676
-
9,176

1 to 5 
years
16,000
7,726
-
23,726

INTEREST RATE RISK 
Interest rate risk is the impact of changes in interest rates on the financial results. The Group manages its interest rate risk through 
the use of interest rate swaps where appropriate, based on the amount and tenure of the Group’s borrowing requirements.

The following table shows the effect on profit or loss and equity at reporting date of a reasonably possible change in interest rates. 
A change in interest rates would impact the floating rate interest payments on the Groups borrowings held at reporting date.

NZ$000
50 basis point (2021: 10 basis point) increase
10 basis point decrease

2022

2021

Equity
(19)
4

Profit
(19)
4

Equity
(4)
4

Profit
(4)
4

In the year ended 31 March 2021, the Group had an interest rate swap agreement in place for a notional amount of 
NZ$15,000,000. Under this arrangement the Group paid a fixed rate of interest of 2.785% and received a variable interest rate. 
The interest rate swap matured on 30 September 2021.

CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk of loss due to customers not paying amounts owed. The Group’s exposure to credit risk is managed through 
the Group’s operating model, where payment for the goods is typically received in advance of delivery. Refer to Note 5 Trade and 
Other Receivables for details of the level of provision for impairment of trade receivables at reporting date.

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Other Notes

15. Taxation

Tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Tax expense is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.  
The tax consequence of items recognised directly in equity is also recognised in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantially enacted 
at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of a previous year.

Deferred tax arises due to certain temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial 
reporting purposes and those for tax purposes. Deferred tax is measured at the tax rate that is expected to apply to the 
temporary differences when they reverse, based on laws that have been enacted or substantially enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax is not recognised on the initial recognition of goodwill, or the initial recognition of assets and liabilities in a 
transaction that affects neither accounting nor taxable profit.

Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the 
temporary differences can be utilised.

Tax expense

NZ$000
Current period
Adjustments for prior periods
Current tax expense

Origination and reversal of temporary differences
Recognition of previously unrecognised tax losses
Deferred tax expense

Income tax expense

Reconciliation of effective tax rate

NZ$000
Profit before tax

Prima facie income tax expense at 28% on profit before tax
Under provided in prior year
Non-deductible expenses
Income tax expense

2022
7,739
(213)
7,526

274
-
274

2021
6,401
46
6,447

74
6
80

7,800

6,527

2022
27,807

7,786
-
14
7,800

2021
8,969

2,511
46
3,970
6,527

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributed to the following:

NZ$000
Property, plant and equipment
Leases and right-of-use assets
Prepayments
Intangible assets
Derivatives
Accruals and provisions
Tax losses carried forward
Net deferred tax liability

NZ$000
Property, plant and equipment
Leases and right-of-use assets
Intangible assets
Derivatives
Accruals and provisions
Tax losses carried forward
Net deferred tax liability

At 1 April 2021
(52)
373
-
(5,140)
50
481
6
(4,282)

Recognised in the Statement 
of Comprehensive Income
277
(16)
(265)
-
(50)
(220)
-
(274)

At 1 April 2020
197
354
(5,140)
139
236
6
(4,208)

Recognised in the Statement 
of Comprehensive Income
(249)
19
-
(89)
245
-
(74)

At 31 March 2022
225
357
(265)
(5,140)
-
261
6
(4,556)

At 31 March 2021
(52)
373
(5,140)
50
481
6
(4,282)

16. Related Party Transactions
The transactions with related parties that were entered into during the year, and the year-end balances that arose from those 
transactions are shown below.

KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REMUNERATION
Key management personnel comprise members of the Board and members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

NZ$000
Short-term employee benefits
Share-based payment transactions
Directors’ remuneration
Key management personnel remuneration

2022
2,269
-
420
2,689

2021 
2,191
202
289
2,682

A Senior Executive Incentive Scheme was established in February 2021 for certain members of the SLT. Under this scheme the 
eligible participants would be offered a number of share rights, subject to the achievement of certain performance hurdles. 
No expense was recognised in relation to this scheme during the year because the performance hurdle, which required the Group 
to outperform the EBITDA performance for the year ended 31 March 2022 presented in the Prospective Financial Information (PFI) 
by a prescribed amount, was not expected to be met.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES DURING THE YEAR
Transactions with related parties are at a discount to normal terms and conditions.

NZ$000
Key management personnel
Sale of goods

2022

2021 

63

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 202217. Operating Cash Flow Reconciliation

The reconciliation of net profit before tax to net cash flows from operations is shown below: 

NZ$000
Net profit before tax
Adjustments for non-cash items
Depreciation and amortisation
Non-cash change in deferred finance costs
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
Derivative financial instruments
Share-based payment expense

Changes in assets and liabilities
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables
(Increase) in inventories
Decrease/(increase) in prepayments
Increase in trade and other payables
Increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue
(Decrease)/increase in other current liabilities

Income tax paid
Offer costs not included in operating activities
Net cash flows from operating activities

18. Contingent Liabilities

The Group has no contingent liabilities (2021: Nil) 

19. Capital Commitments

The Group has capital commitments of NZ$61,000 (2021: NZ$35,000). 

2022
27,807

5,121
47
9
(179)
-

(58)
(1,392)
369
882
1,322
(749)

(3,645)
-
29,534

Restated 
2021 
8,969

4,589
310
(15)
(318)
359

1,077
(108)
(482)
422
(2,396)
1,092

(3,858)
14,115
23,756

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

20. Comparison to Prospective Financial Statements

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

NZ$000
Income
Cost of sales
Gross profit

Marketing expenses
Financing expenses
Indirect expenses
Other income
Net profit before tax

Income tax expense
Net profit after tax

Total comprehensive income

Earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share

EXPLANATION OF VARIANCES
The key variances to PFI are:

Reported
2022
193,954
(141,282)
52,672

(4,804)
(1,079)
(19,130)
148
27,807

(7,800)
20,007

Unaudited 
Prospective*
2022 
186,382
(132,591)
53,791

(4,784)
(1,088)
(20,063)
-
27,856

(7,800)
20,056

20,007

20,056

NZ$

0.08

NZ$

0.08

• 

• 

  Higher income due to higher average order value driven by introduction of the Kitchen and price increases to recover 
ingredient cost inflation.

  Higher cost of sales due to ingredient cost inflation and higher assembly and distribution costs associated with operating  
during the COVID-19 pandemic.

*  This information is sourced from the PDS and where necessary the prospective information has been aligned to the statutory financial statement format.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Reported 2022

NZ$000
At 1 April 2021
Net profit for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Dividend
At 31 March 2022

Prospective (unaudited)* 2022

NZ$000
At 1 April 2021
Net profit for the year
Total comprehensive income for the year
Dividend
At 31 March 2022

EXPLANATION OF VARIANCES
The key variances to PFI are:

Share capital
59,336
-
-
-
59,336

Other 
shareholder 
contributions
-
-
-
-
-

Retained 
earnings
(5,138)
20,007
20,007
(7,295)
7,574

Share-based 
payment 
reserve
-
-
-
-
-

Share capital
59,373
-
-
-
59,373

Other 
shareholder 
contributions
-
-
-
-
-

Retained 
earnings
(6,712)
20,056
20,056
(6,400)
6,944

Share-based 
payment 
reserve
-
-
-
-
-

Total 
equity
54,198
20,007
20,007
(7,295)
66,910

Total 
equity
52,661
20,056
20,056
(6,400)
66,317

• 

 Higher retained earnings brought forward at 1 April 2021 due to higher earnings than forecast in the year ended  
31 March 2021.

• 

 Higher interim dividend paid in December 2021.

*  This information is sourced from the PDS and where necessary the prospective information has been aligned to the statutory financial statement format.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to the Financial Statements (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

NZ$000
ASSETS
Current
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Inventories
Prepayments
Total current assets
Non-current
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Right-of-use assets
Other receivables
Total non-current assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Current
Trade and other payables
Deferred revenue
Lease liabilities 
Borrowings
Derivative financial liabilities
Other current liabilities
Tax liability
Total current liabilities
Non-current
Lease liabilities 
Borrowings
Deferred tax liability
Provisions
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Net assets
EQUITY
Share capital
Retained earnings
Total equity 

Reported
2022

Unaudited 
Prospective* 
2022 

5,913
570
2,608
1,799
10,890

3,372
84,889
6,269
248
94,778
105,668

13,000
4,004
2,022
-
-
1,089
4,850
24,965

5,576
3,411
4,556
250
13,793
38,758
66,910

59,336
7,574
66,910

-
1,284
1,527
1,935
4,746

3,553
84,432
6,117
250
94,352
99,098

8,722
4,002
1,952
150
395
1,255
4,947
21,423

5,501
1,109
4,498
250
11,358
32,781
66,317

59,373
6,944
66,317

EXPLANATION OF VARIANCES
The key variances to PFI are:

•  Higher net cash earned from operating activities used to repay borrowings.

• 

 Higher inventories due to ingredient cost inflation and an increase in inventory holding as a response to operating during the 
COVID-19 pandemic.

•  Higher trade payables due to ingredient cost inflation.

• 

 Lower supplier rebates receivable (presented in Trade and other receivables) and higher trade payables due to changes in 
trading terms following supplier contract renegotiations during the year ended 31 March 2021.

* 

 This information is sourced from the PDS and where necessary the prospective information has been aligned to the statutory financial statement format.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

NZ$000
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash was provided from:
Receipts from customers
Proceeds from insurance
Interest received
Cash was applied to:
Payments to suppliers
Interest paid 
Tax paid
Net cash flows from operating activities

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash was provided from:
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
Cash was applied to:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Payments for development of software
Net cash flows from investing activities

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash was provided from:
Proceeds from borrowings 
Cash was applied to:
Principal payments on leases
Dividends paid
Repayment of borrowings 
Net cash flows from financing activities

Net increase / (decrease) in cash flows
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 

EXPLANATION OF VARIANCES
The key variances to PFI are:

Reported
2022

Unaudited 
Prospective* 
2022 

194,958
59
40

(160,667)
(1,211)
(3,645)
29,534

186,931

-

(155,581)
(1,041)
(3,759)
26,550

11

-

(896)
(1,983)
(2,868)

(1,076)
(1,638)
(2,714)

8,000

-

(2,557)
(7,295)
(20,500)
(22,352)

4,314
1,599
5,913

(2,448)
(6,400)
(23,797)
(32,645)

(8,809)
8,659
(150)

• 

 Higher net cash inflows from operating activities due to higher average order value. 

• 

 Lower net cash outflows from financing activities as the higher net cash earned from operating activities was used to 
repay borrowings. 

* 

 This information is sourced from the PDS and where necessary the prospective information has been aligned to the statutory financial statement format.

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Independent Auditor’s Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Information other than the financial statements and auditor’s report 

Those charged with governance are responsible for the Annual Report, which includes information other 
than the financial statements and auditor’s report which is expected to be made available to us after the 
date of this auditor’s report.  
Independent auditor’s report to the shareholders of My Food Bag Group Limited 
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon. 
OPINION
We have audited the financial statements of My Food Bag Group Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (together the 
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other 
“Group”) on pages 38 to 63, which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as at 31 March 2022, 
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the 
and the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement 
financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially 
of cash flows for the year then ended of the Group, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements including a summary of 
misstated. 
significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements on pages 38 to 63 present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated 
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are 
financial position of the Group as at 31 March 2022 and its consolidated financial performance and cash flows for the year then 
required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and, if uncorrected, to take 
ended in accordance with New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards and International Financial 
appropriate action to bring the matter to the attention of users for whom our auditor’s report was 
Reporting Standards.
prepared. 
This report is made solely to the Company’s shareholders, as a body. Our audit has been undertaken so that we might state to 
the Company’s shareholders those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the 
Those charged with governance responsibilities for the financial statements 
fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company’s 
Those charged with Governance are responsible, on behalf of the entity, for the preparation and fair 
shareholders, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Standards Reduced 
BASIS FOR OPINION
Disclosure Regime, and for such internal control as those charged with governance determine is 
necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, 
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). Our responsibilities under those 
standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. 
whether due to fraud or error. 

We are independent of the Group in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 International Code of Ethics for Assurance 
In preparing the financial statements, those charged with governance are responsible for assessing on 
Practitioners (including International Independence Standards) (New Zealand) issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance 
behalf of the entity the Foundation’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
Standards Board, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. 
matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless those charged 
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
with governance either intend to liquidate the Foundation or cease operations, or have no realistic 
Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interest in, the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Partners  
alternative but to do so.  
and employees of our firm may deal with the Group on normal terms within the ordinary course of trading activities of the business  
of the Group. 
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements  

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are 
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an 
financial statements of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial 
audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) will always detect 
statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, but we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each 
a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered 
matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of 
decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 
the audit report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed 
to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, 
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the 
including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying 
External Reporting Board website: https://www.xrb.govt.nz/standards-for-assurance-
consolidated financial statements.
practitioners/auditors-responsibilities/audit-report-8/. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

Chartered Accountants 
Auckland 
27 September 2019 

A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited 

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Information other than the financial statements and auditor’s report 

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Those charged with governance are responsible for the Annual Report, which includes information other 
than the financial statements and auditor’s report which is expected to be made available to us after the 
date of this auditor’s report.  
REVENUE
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
Why significant
form of assurance conclusion thereon. 
The Group’s principal revenue stream is the sale of meal kits. 
Revenue is recognised at the time of delivery of the meal kit. 
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other 
Revenue is presented net of any sales discounts.
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the 
As customers pay for meal kits in advance of delivery, revenue 
financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially 
recognition is deferred until delivery of the meal kits. As a result,  
misstated. 
at balance date, cash received in relation to undelivered meal  
kits is deferred on the statement of financial position and presented 
as a liability. 
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are 
The volume of meal kits sold and the receipt of cash in advance 
required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and, if uncorrected, to take 
of delivery increases the likelihood that revenue is recorded in the 
appropriate action to bring the matter to the attention of users for whom our auditor’s report was 
incorrect period.
prepared. 
Disclosures in relation to the Group’s revenue are included in  
Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.
Those charged with governance responsibilities for the financial statements 

In obtaining sufficient appropriate audit evidence, we: 
 • used data analytical techniques to assess the correlation 

 • analysed credit notes issued subsequent to balance date to 
assess whether these indicated that revenue was incorrectly 
recognised in the 2022 financial year; and

balance at year end by reference to deliveries subsequent  
to balance date;

 • considered the adequacy of the associated disclosures  

 • validated a sample of cash receipts related to revenue 

 • assessed the appropriateness of the deferred revenue  

between revenue, deferred revenue and cash;

in the consolidated financial statements.

transactions;

Those charged with Governance are responsible, on behalf of the entity, for the preparation and fair 
INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR’S REPORT
presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Standards Reduced 
The directors of the Company are responsible for the annual report, which includes information other than the consolidated financial 
Disclosure Regime, and for such internal control as those charged with governance determine is 
statements and auditor’s report. 
necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, 
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form  
whether due to fraud or error. 
of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and,  
In preparing the financial statements, those charged with governance are responsible for assessing on 
in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our 
behalf of the entity the Foundation’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
knowledge obtained during the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless those charged 
with governance either intend to liquidate the Foundation or cease operations, or have no realistic 
If, based upon the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information,  
alternative but to do so.  
we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements  
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The directors are responsible, on behalf of the entity, for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements 
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are 
in accordance with New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards and International Financial Reporting 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
Standards, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) will always detect 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing on behalf of the entity the Group’s ability 
a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered 
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of 
material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 
decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the 
External Reporting Board website: https://www.xrb.govt.nz/standards-for-assurance-
practitioners/auditors-responsibilities/audit-report-8/. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

Chartered Accountants 
Auckland 
27 September 2019 

A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited 

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Independent Auditor’s Report (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Information other than the financial statements and auditor’s report 

Those charged with governance are responsible for the Annual Report, which includes information other 
than the financial statements and auditor’s report which is expected to be made available to us after the 
date of this auditor’s report.  
AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any 
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free 
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable 
form of assurance conclusion thereon. 
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on 
Auditing (New Zealand) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and 
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other 
are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions 
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the 
of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially 
misstated. 
A further description of the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the External Reporting 
Board’s website: https://www.xrb.govt.nz/standards-for-assurance-practitioners/auditors-responsibilities/audit-report-1/.  
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are 
This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and, if uncorrected, to take 
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Brent Penrose.
appropriate action to bring the matter to the attention of users for whom our auditor’s report was 
prepared. 

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Those charged with governance responsibilities for the financial statements 

Those charged with Governance are responsible, on behalf of the entity, for the preparation and fair 
Chartered Accountants
presentation of the financial statements in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Standards Reduced 
Disclosure Regime, and for such internal control as those charged with governance determine is 
Auckland
necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, 
19 May 2022
whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, those charged with governance are responsible for assessing on 
behalf of the entity the Foundation’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, 
matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless those charged 
with governance either intend to liquidate the Foundation or cease operations, or have no realistic 
alternative but to do so.  

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements  

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are 
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that 
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an 
audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) will always detect 
a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered 
material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located at the 
External Reporting Board website: https://www.xrb.govt.nz/standards-for-assurance-
practitioners/auditors-responsibilities/audit-report-8/. This description forms part of our auditor’s report. 

Chartered Accountants 
Auckland 
27 September 2019 

A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited 

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OTHER INFORMATION

Other Information 

Corporate Governance  
Statement 

Other Disclosures 

Directory 

Key Dates 

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Corporate Governance Statement

The Board of My Food Bag Group Limited (Company) and its subsidiary (collectively, My Food Bag) are responsible for the  
overall management of My Food Bag and aim to promote and achieve high standards of corporate governance, consistent with  
the size and nature of My Food Bag’s operations. 

The objective of strong corporate governance at My Food Bag is to lay the foundation for a culture that is open, transparent and 
inclusive, and which develops capability, seeks out new opportunities and drives good decision-making, in turn creating long-term, 
sustainable value for shareholders. 

This Corporate Governance Statement provides an overview of My Food Bag’s current corporate governance framework, which 
primarily takes into consideration contemporary corporate governance standards in New Zealand. It is therefore structured in the 
same manner as the NZX Corporate Governance Code (NZX Code) and discloses the extent to which My Food Bag has followed 
the recommendations in the NZX Code. The Board’s view is that (unless specifically stated) My Food Bag generally complies in all 
material respects with the principles and recommendations set out in the NZX Code. 

This statement was approved by the Board on 19 May 2022 and is current as at that date. 

Principle 1 – Code of Ethical Behaviour

“Directors should set high standards of ethical behaviour, model this behaviour and hold management accountable for these 
standards being followed throughout the organisation.”

CODE OF ETHICS
My Food Bag expects its people to behave ethically and act with integrity. It has adopted a written Code of Ethics with which  
all of its Directors and employees are required to comply. This Code does not include an exhaustive list of what is or is not acceptable 
behaviour at My Food Bag – rather, it is intended to facilitate decisions and promote ethical standards that are  
consistent with My Food Bag’s business standards, reputation, objectives and legal obligations.

The Code of Ethics (taken together with My Food Bag’s other internal policies and charters) includes the content specified in 
Recommendation 1.1 of the NZX Code and will be reviewed by the Board at least every two years. It is currently structured  
to include certain fundamental requirements for ethical behaviour generally, alongside a number of more targeted areas,  
including the management of conflicts of interest, protection of My Food Bag’s assets and information, reporting of unlawful  
or unethical behaviour, confidentiality and pursuit of corporate opportunities. Since My Food Bag’s last corporate governance 
statement, the Code of Ethics was updated to reference My Food Bag’s inaugural modern slavery statement, recognising that 
My Food Bag has a zero tolerance for modern slavery practices within its own operations and in its supply chain. 

The Code of Ethics is readily available to all employees at My Food Bag. In addition, every new Director and employee of  
My Food Bag is provided with a copy of the Code of Ethics as part of their induction to the business. Any breaches of the Code  
of Ethics are required to be addressed promptly, dealt with consistently and handled by senior management and/or the Board, 
as appropriate. The reporting of breaches of the Code of Ethics is encouraged and the steps for doing so are set out in the Code  
and My Food Bag’s separate Whistleblowing Policy.

The Code of Ethics is available to view on the My Food Bag investor website. 

SECURITIES TRADING POLICY
My Food Bag has a Securities Trading Policy that details the Company’s trading policy and guidelines, including the restrictions on 
trading in the Company’s securities. It applies to all Directors, employees and contractors of My Food Bag. The requirements imposed 
by the policy are separate from, and in addition to, the legal prohibitions on insider trading. 

The Securities Trading Policy places additional restrictions on certain “restricted persons” which includes the Directors, the Chief 
Executive Officer (CEO), the members of the Senior Leadership Team and their direct reports. These restricted persons are generally 
prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities during prescribed “blackout” periods. Outside of these blackout periods, the 
restricted persons are generally permitted to trade with the prior written consent of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (and subject 
always to compliance with underlying insider trading laws). 

The Securities Trading Policy is available to view on the My Food Bag investor website. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Principle 2 – Board Composition and Performance

“To ensure an effective board, there should be a balance of independence, skills, knowledge, experience and perspectives.”

BOARD CHARTER
The role of the Board is to provide overall strategic direction to My Food Bag and effective management for the purpose of protecting 
and enhancing the value of My Food Bag and its assets. The Board has legal responsibility for managing the business and affairs 
of the Company, which, in practice, is substantially achieved through delegation to the CEO, who is charged with the day-to-day 
operational leadership and management of the business (and who subdelegates certain functions to other members of the Senior 
Leadership Team, subject to certain limitations and qualifications).

The Board operates under a written Board charter, which sets out the role, responsibilities, composition, structure and approach of 
the Board. The charter provides guidance for the effective oversight and monitoring of the operational management of My Food Bag 
on behalf of shareholders, employees and other stakeholders. The charter distinguishes and discloses the respective roles and 
responsibilities of the Board and management – in this regard, Directors are generally free to discuss business matters with the  
Senior Leadership Team, but they are expected to respect the distinction between Board and management responsibilities. 

A copy of the Board charter is available to view on the My Food Bag investor website. 

NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS 
The appointment of directors to the Board is principally governed by the Companies Act 1993, the Company’s constitution and 
the NZX Listing Rules. The Board has delegated to the Nomination and Remuneration Committee the responsibility to make 
recommendations to the Board for nomination as members of the Board and its committees and the terms, if any, of such membership. 

This Committee is governed by its own written charter. It is responsible for identifying individuals believed to be qualified to become 
Board members, and to recommend to the Board the nominees to stand for election as directors at the annual shareholders’ meeting. 
If a casual vacancy arises, the Committee recommends to the Board an individual to fill such vacancy. In nominating candidates,  
the Committee may consider a range of factors and attributes, including any terms of reference for the Directors from time to time.  
The Committee is also responsible for reviewing nominations from shareholders and providing recommendations to the Board in 
respect of such nominations. 

The Company enters into written agreements with each of its Directors establishing the terms and conditions of their appointment, 
including in relation to their duties, term of appointment (subject to shareholder approval) and expectations of the role and 
remuneration. In addition, the Company indemnifies and arranges insurance for its Directors in accordance with applicable laws  
for certain claims which may be brought against them as directors.

Under the NZX Listing Rules, a director must not hold office (without re-election) past the third annual shareholders’ meeting following 
that director’s appointment or three years, whichever is longer. From time to time certain Directors may also retire early and seek 
reappointment at an annual shareholders’ meeting, so as to effectively stagger the appointment of Directors and better preserve 
continuity by avoiding a scenario where all or a majority of the Directors are required to retire at the same meeting. 

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Corporate Governance Statement (continued)

DIRECTORS
The Board currently comprises five Directors: an independent Chair, Tony Carter; three independent non-executive Directors,  
Sarah Hindle, Jen Bunbury and Jon Macdonald; and one non-executive Director, Chris Marshall. A profile highlighting the 
experience of each Director, including his or her length of service with My Food Bag, is available on My Food Bag’s website  
and included in the Board of Directors section of the Annual Report.

Directors are chosen for their corporate leadership skills, professional backgrounds, experience and expertise. The right blend of 
skills and experience, combined with a diversity of perspectives, is crucial for the Board to be able to create value for My Food Bag’s 
shareholders over the long term. The current balance of skills, experience, tenure and diversity on the Board is summarised below:

Experience

Skills

Tenure

Diversity

Board skills, experience,  
tenure and diversity

Banking and finance 
Legal and regulatory 
Technology
Consumer business
Grocery
Investment and M&A

Financial acumen
Governance and compliance
Strategy and risk
Grocery supply chain and logistics
Customer experience and agri-tech
E-commerce
Investor relations

3 to 6 years

Less than 3 years

Female

Male

1

4

40%

60%

Directors are encouraged (but not required) to hold shares in the Company in order to more strongly align their interests with the 
interests of shareholders. All Directors currently own shares (either directly or through a related entity or trust), and those relevant 
interests are included in the Other Disclosures section of the Annual Report.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022ATTENDANCE AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
For the year ended 31 March 2022 

Board meetings 
available to 
attend

Number 
attended

ARC1 meetings 
available to 
attend

Number 
attended

NRC2 meetings 
available to 
attend

Number  
attended

Chris Marshall

Tony Carter

Jon Macdonald

Sarah Hindle

Jen Bunbury

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1. Audit and Risk Committee.

2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee. 

During FY22, members of the Board also provided more informal oversight and strategic support to management at different times to 
help assess the impacts of COVID-19 on My Food Bag’s business and its response as an essential service, including during the recent 
Omicron outbreak.

DIVERSITY
My Food Bag aims to cultivate an environment where all of its people enjoy coming to work and contributing to the collective success 
of the business. It is committed to creating an open workplace where every team member is welcomed, supported and inspired, and 
where diversity is celebrated at all levels of the business. To do this, My Food Bag actively seeks to remove perceived or tangible 
barriers to becoming part of the My Food Bag team and provides equal opportunities based on performance and potential.

My Food Bag has a written Inclusion and Diversity Policy that is available on the My Food Bag investor website. The guiding 
principles of this policy include to: encourage diversity throughout the workforce; create a flexible and inclusive work environment; 
leverage diversity of thought and individuality; ensure the behaviour of My Food Bag’s leaders reflects its values; attract and retain 
talented people; and maintain a zero tolerance for bullying and harassment. This policy will be reviewed by the Board as required 
and at least every two years. 

Diversity and inclusion has been a hallmark of My Food Bag’s values since its inception, reflecting the values and expectations of the 
founders of the business. These values are formalised in the written policy. The Board is generally comfortable with My Food Bag’s 
core statistics with regards to diversity and inclusion, albeit it recognises there are always opportunities to further improve My Food 
Bag’s workplace, including through new programmes and initiatives designed to target particular aspects of diversity and inclusion. 

During FY22, the focus for management has been on supporting its people through further lockdowns and periods of isolation in 
response to the pandemic. For many parts of My Food Bag, this has increased the opportunities for flexible working arrangements, 
including remote working. This flexibility is expected to remain a feature of My Food Bag’s overall employment proposition going 
forward, helping the business to recruit and retain employees from a diverse range of backgrounds and circumstances. 

In FY23, as part of a broader focus on people and culture, My Food Bag will be considering whether there are new opportunities 
to promote and advance diversity and inclusion, and whether to introduce any more formal measurable objectives for achieving 
diversity that are reflective of My Food Bag’s values. As part of this, My Food Bag intends to review the extent of any gender pay 
gap evident in the organisation and what steps the business can take to continue to effectively measure, monitor and improve this 
issue. A further update on these diversity and inclusion initiatives, including any formal measurable objectives adopted, will be 
provided in next year’s annual report (or other corporate governance reporting). 

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The Board recognises that gender is one important and commonly reported measure of diversity. The gender composition at  
My Food Bag as at the last two balance dates is set out in the table below. 

Directors

Officers2

Other employees

Total

20211, 3

20221, 3

Female

Male

Female

Male

2

4

104

110

3

4

91

98

2

4

130

136

3

4

88

95

DIRECTOR TRAINING
On appointment, all Directors receive a comprehensive induction from the business to familiarise themselves with My Food Bag’s 
management and operations. Under its charter, the Board has also committed to ensure that new Directors are appropriately 
introduced to My Food Bag’s management and business, are acquainted with relevant industry knowledge and receive all 
appropriate papers, policies and documents to enable them to discharge their duties effectively. Visits to specific operations  
of the business are arranged, when appropriate, and reports and presentations from management are incorporated into the  
Board meeting schedule on a regular basis.

More generally, Directors are expected to maintain appropriate levels of financial, legal and industry understanding, and are 
encouraged to take responsibility for their own professional development, including by attending relevant courses or conferences 
and through membership of industry bodies such as the NZ Institute of Directors. Each Director is also entitled to access Company 
information and to seek independent advice in respect of their role as a Director should the need arise.

BOARD PERFORMANCE
The Board has committed to critically evaluate its own performance and the performance of individual Directors every two years 
(as well as to review My Food Bag’s key policies and charters). In addition, the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee reviews 
that Committee’s performance at least every two years and is required to report her findings to the Board. 

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is tasked with making recommendations to the Board to ensure that adequate 
procedures are in place to review the performance of the Board as a whole, its Committees and the contributions of Directors. 

More generally, open and constructive discussion is encouraged at all Board and Committee meetings to ensure decisions are  
taken that benefit from the diverse range of skills, experiences and perspectives of Directors – in this regard, each Director is 
expected to fully participate in meeting discussions, having read all Board and briefing papers provided. 

INDEPENDENCE
The Board currently comprises fives Directors. All Directors are non-executive Directors. The Board has considered which of  
the Directors are independent Directors for the purposes of the NZX Listing Rules and has determined that, as at 19 March 2022  
(the date of this corporate governance statement), four Directors are independent Directors, including the Chair and the Chair 
of the Audit and Risk Committee. The independent Directors are Tony Carter, Jen Bunbury, Jon Macdonald and Sarah Hindle. 
Chris Marshall is not considered to be independent at this time due to his association with a current substantial product holder 
of My Food Bag (Waterman Fund 3 LP).

The positions of Chair of the Board and CEO of My Food Bag are held by different people. 

The Board’s standards for determining independence of Directors includes the non-exhaustive factors set out in Recommendation 
2.4 of the NZX Code, and requires the Board to ultimately assess whether a Director’s interest, position, association or relationship 
might interfere, or might reasonably be seen to interfere, with that Director’s capacity to bring an independent judgment to bear on 
issues before the Board, to act in the best interests of the Company and to represent its shareholders generally. The Board assesses 
the independence of Directors on their appointment and at least annually thereafter. If there is a change in the Board’s determination, 
it will be announced to the market.

1. As at 31 March in each year.

2.  In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 3.8.1(c), an “Officer” for this purpose means a person who is concerned or takes part in the management of an issuer and reports directly to the 

Board or a person who reports to the Board. In My Food Bag’s circumstances, this category of person comprises members of the Senior Leadership Team.

3. Directors, officers and other employees are also given the option to elect to not specify their gender or to identify as non-binary.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022The Company maintains an Interests Register. Any Director who is interested in a transaction with the Company must immediately 
disclose to the Board the nature, monetary value and extent of that interest. A Director who is interested in a transaction may attend 
and participate at a Board meeting at which the transaction is discussed, but may not be counted in the quorum for that meeting or 
vote in respect of the transaction, unless it is one in respect of which Directors are expressly required by the Companies Act 1993 
to sign a certificate. The particulars of entries made in My Food Bag’s Interests Register during FY22 are included in the Other 
Disclosures section of the Annual Report.

Principle 3 – Board Committees

“The board should use committees where this will enhance its effectiveness in key areas, while still retaining board responsibility.”

AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE
The Company has an Audit and Risk Committee which operates under its own written charter. The members of the Audit and Risk 
Committee are currently the same as the Board, except that the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee is Jen Bunbury who has a 
background in financial services and was previously the Chief Financial Officer of another major listed company. Like the Board, 
the Audit and Risk Committee is majority independent and comprises solely non-executive Directors of the Company. 

The Committee may, in its discretion, invite My Food Bag’s external auditors (currently Ernst & Young), CEO, CFO, Financial 
Controller and others, as appropriate, to attend committee meetings. The Committee meets formally at least three times a year, 
including in the lead up to the release of half-year and annual results.

NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The Company has a combined Nomination and Remuneration Committee which operates under its own written charter. The members 
of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee are currently the same as the Board, and the Chair of this Committee is now Jon 
Macdonald, with Mr Macdonald having taken over this role from Tony Carter at the start of FY23. Like the Board, the Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee is majority independent and comprises solely non-executive Directors of the Company. 

The primary responsibilities of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee include to identify and make recommendations to the 
Board in respect of Director nominations (including casual vacancies and composition of Committees), to review and recommend to 
the Board appropriate remuneration of non-executive Directors, and to review and approve annually the remuneration strategy for 
My Food Bag, including specific responsibilities in relation to the CEO and his direct reports. 

Management is only invited to attend meetings of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee at the invitation of the Committee. 
The Committee meets formally at least three times a year.

OTHER COMMITTEES
The Board does not consider that it is necessary at this time to establish any other standing committees. However, from time to time 
the Board may seek to establish ad hoc or special purpose committees to examine, or have the delegated authority to deal with, 
specific issues.

TAKEOVER PROTOCOLS
The Board has established detailed takeover protocols to assist My Food Bag to prepare for, and to respond to, any unsolicited 
approaches or proposals it may receive in relation to a takeover. These protocols would help to inform the Board of their roles and 
responsibilities with respect to any approach or proposal, assist the Board and its advisers in developing and executing a response 
strategy, and act as a basic guide on the process for any takeover offer. These protocols include the option of forming a committee  
to investigate and consider the approach or proposal, with that committee to be comprised of Directors who are not interested in  
the relevant approach. 

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Principle 4 – Reporting and Disclosure

“The board should demand integrity in financial and non-financial reporting, and in the timeliness and balance of corporate 
disclosures.”

CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE
My Food Bag is committed to ensuring that all investors have equal, full and timely access to material information about the 
Company that is accurate, balanced, meaningful and consistent. 

The Company has established a written Continuous Disclosure Policy which sets out the internal principles and processes designed to 
ensure that the Company complies with the continuous disclosure obligations under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and the 
NZX Listing Rules. The Board has adopted this policy and it applies to all members of the Board as well as senior managers, officers, 
employees and contractors of, and secondees to, My Food Bag. Directors formally consider at each Board meeting whether there 
is material information which should be disclosed to the market to comply with the Company’s continuous disclosure obligations. 

The Continuous Disclosure Policy is available to view on the My Food Bag investor website. 

CHARTERS AND POLICIES
Information about My Food Bag’s corporate governance framework (including its Code of Ethics, Board and Committee Charters, 
Securities Trading Policy and other key governance policies) is available to view on the My Food Bag investor website at  
https://investors.myfoodbag.co.nz/investor-centre/. 

REPORTING

Financial reporting
My Food Bag publishes its half-year and audited full-year financial statements that are prepared in accordance with the  
relevant financial reporting standards. The audited full-year financial statements for FY22 are included in this Annual Report. 

The Audit and Risk Committee oversees the quality and integrity of external financial reporting including the accuracy, 
completeness and timeliness of financial statements. The Committee is committed to providing balanced, clear and objective 
financial reporting. It reviews half-year and annual financial statements and makes recommendations to the Board concerning 
accounting policies, areas of judgment, compliance with accounting standards, stock exchange and legal requirements, and 
the results of the external audit. 

Non-financial reporting
Non-financial information is included throughout this Annual Report, including in relation to My Food Bag’s general environmental 
and social sustainability factors and practices. For more information, refer to the Environmental, Social and Governance section of 
this Annual Report. 

My Food Bag recognises the opportunity to further formalise its sustainability framework and to set a clear set of operational or  
non-financial targets which are aligned with My Food Bag’s strategy, values and reputation. As part of this, My Food Bag has begun 
preparing for the new mandatory climate-related disclosure regime that will be introduced from FY24. The business is also aiming to 
release its first standalone sustainability report during FY23. 

Principle 5 – Remuneration

“The remuneration of directors and executives should be transparent, fair and reasonable.”

DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
Shareholders fix the total remuneration available for Directors. The current director fee pool limit is $600,000 per annum, which was 
approved by the shareholders on 14 January 2021 and is to be divided among the non-executive Directors as they see fit. Directors 
are entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable travel, accommodation and other expenses incurred by them in connection with their 
attendance at Board or shareholder meetings, or otherwise in connection with the Company’s business. No additional fees are paid 
to any Director for their role on any Board Committee. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022The current Directors do not receive any performance- or equity-based remuneration. This reflects the differences in the role of the 
Directors, which is to provide oversight and strategic direction, and the role of management, which is to operate the business and 
execute My Food Bag’s strategy.

Under NZX Listing Rule 2.11.3, if the total number of Directors subsequently increases, the Directors are permitted (without 
seeking shareholder approval) to increase the total remuneration by the amount necessary to enable the Company to pay the 
additional Director or Directors remuneration not exceeding the average amount then being paid to the existing Directors (other 
than the Chair).

The actual remuneration of Directors of the Company in respect of FY22 is included in the Other Disclosures section of the  
Annual Report. 

REMUNERATION POLICY
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending to the Board appropriate 
remuneration for the non-executive Directors. Where appropriate, the Board will consider advice of independent remuneration 
consultants when setting remuneration levels and other relevant factors when recommending Directors’ fees to shareholders.  
The Board will not be seeking any increase in the current fee pool limit of $600,000 at the upcoming annual meeting.

My Food Bag has a separate remuneration policy that provides a framework for setting and reviewing remuneration arrangements 
for the officers of My Food Bag. This policy is administered by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Committee may 
seek external advice on remuneration matters as it deems appropriate and will make recommendations to the Board in regard to the 
CEO’s contractual arrangements, including remuneration. The Committee may also endorse the CEO’s recommendations on the total 
remuneration packages for his direct reports and the Company generally. 

When setting remuneration, My Food Bag has regard to market remuneration, taking into account the complexity of the business 
itself, and also carefully considers the scale and complexity of the role and its performance requirements and expectations. 
During FY22, My Food Bag engaged a third party to assist it with an end-to-end review of its employee remuneration framework, 
including a benchmarking exercise for different roles within the organisation (by reference to the New Zealand private sector).  
The outcome of that review will be reflected in the next financial year, including by establishing the new incentive schemes  
discussed below. 

In respect of FY22, the remuneration of the CEO and other members of the Senior Leadership Team included a mix of fixed and 
variable components, summarised as follows:

• Fixed remuneration – this included the relevant employee’s base salary and any direct cash or non-cash benefits  
(e.g. KiwiSaver contributions and other fringe benefits such as discounted My Food Bag meal kits and car parking).

• Other variable remuneration – some members of the Senior Leadership Team were eligible to participate in a short-term 
incentive plan (STI), a recurring plan which rewards achievement against prescribed performance measures. Eligibility was 
determined by the Board and the CEO. Each participating employee’s STI was valued at 20% of their base salary (or 15% for 
invitees that are not part of the Senior Leadership Team), with a payout range of up to 150% in circumstances of outperformance 
against the agreed targets. The performance measures were based 60% on overall company performance and 40% on the 
individual’s performance against agreed objectives. Subject to individual performance, which was measured on an individual-
by-individual basis, the STI which operated in respect of FY21 was paid out at the start of FY22 to eligible employees. However, 
no STI will be paid in respect of FY22 (including any individual performance component) as a consequence of My Food Bag’s 
EBITDA in respect of FY22 not exceeding the PFI by an amount that would effectively “self-fund” the STI.

The STI that will operate in respect of FY23 is being modified, with a focus going forward solely on company performance 
(based 40% on a revenue target and 60% on an EBITDA target) rather than an individual performance component. The CEO  
will be invited to participate in this STI. 

A breakdown of employees of My Food Bag, not being Directors of the Company, who received remuneration and other benefits in 
their capacity as employees that exceeded $100,000 during FY22 is included in the Other Disclosures section of this Annual Report. 
The remuneration arrangements in relation to the CEO, Kevin Bowler, are also included in that section of the Annual Report for  
the purposes of Recommendation 5.3 of the NZX Code. For clarity, Mr Bowler was not eligible to participate in My Food Bag’s  
STI for FY22.

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SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE SCHEME
My Food Bag established a senior executive incentive scheme in connection with the IPO and in respect of which the Board invited 
the CEO and CFO to participate. The performance hurdles attached to this scheme were not achieved, and as a result neither the 
CEO nor CFO became entitled to subscribe for new shares in My Food Bag. This scheme is now at an end and no new grants will be 
made under it. 

MY FOOD BAG’S LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
As contemplated in last year’s annual report, the Board has established a new long term incentive plan (LTI) which will operate for 
the first time in FY23. This LTI will operate as a performance share rights scheme, which is a common incentive structure used by a 
number of issuers in New Zealand. The purpose of the LTI is threefold: (1) to assist in the reward and retention of eligible employees; 
(2) to drive longer-term business performance; and (3) to align the interests of eligible employees with the interests of shareholders.

The employees invited to participate in the LTI will include the members of the Senior Leadership Team, as well as certain other senior 
employees of the business based on job grading. The performance rights issued to eligible employees in the LTI will be capable of 
vesting based on a retention condition and the achievement of performance hurdles set by the Board. If and to the extent that such 
performance rights vest, the eligible employee will be entitled to exercise those rights to subscribe for (or be transferred) shares in  
My Food Bag. 

It is expected that the first tranche of performance rights under the LTI will be issued to eligible employees shortly after My Food Bag 
releases its FY22 results, with the conditions attaching to those performance rights generally comprising retention over the vesting 
period of two years and (as to 50% of the performance rights issued to each eligible employee) the achievement of a performance 
hurdle measured by reference to My Food Bag’s relative total shareholder returns over that vesting period. The value of these initial 
grants is expected to be between 20% and 30% of base salary, depending on the job grading of the eligible employee. The Board 
has indicated that for future grants under the LTI, if any, the vesting period would be increased to 3 years as the scheme becomes 
more established. 

The grant made to the CEO, Mr Bowler, under the LTI is expected to be slightly more bespoke and is still being finalised with the 
Board. Further details about that grant will be announced to the market at the time that the first tranche of performance rights are 
issued (including as part of an updated D&O disclosure notice), and will also be detailed in the CEO remuneration section of next 
year’s Annual Report. 

MY FOOD BAG’S EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP SCHEME
In the course of the review of My Food Bag’s remuneration framework, the Board identified an opportunity to establish a more 
inclusive employee share ownership scheme (ESOS) targeted at all permanent employees (other than those participating in the 
LTI) working at least 30 hours per week. The purpose of the ESOS is to assist My Food Bag to reward and retain employees, and 
empower employees to act like owners of the business. The ESOS will operate in a similar manner to the LTI, except that the condition 
that attaches to the share rights granted under the ESOS will solely comprise retention over the vesting period. 

It is expected that the first tranche of share rights under the ESOS will be issued to eligible employees shortly after My Food Bag 
releases its FY22 results. The value of each grant is expected to be $3,000. 

Principle 6 – Risk Management

“Directors should have a sound understanding of the material risks faced by the issuer and how to manage them. The board should 
regularly verify that the issuer has appropriate processes that identify and manage potential and material risks.”

RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
My Food Bag is committed to the process of identifying and mitigating material risks and has systems, policies and procedures in 
place to manage risks and to protect My Food Bag and its employees, customers, shareholders and other stakeholders. While no risk 
management system can ever be infallible, the overriding objective at My Food Bag is to make sure that at all times material risks are 
appropriately identified and managed within acceptable levels.

The Board is ultimately responsible for endorsing My Food Bag’s risk management framework and policies, monitoring compliance, 
reviewing risk registers, considering advice and recommendations made by the Audit and Risk Committee and, where appropriate, 
responding to serious risk incidents. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022The CEO and other members of the Senior Leadership Team are required to review, approve and take ownership of the day-to-day 
management and operation of My Food Bag’s risk management framework and associated policies and procedures. This includes 
identifying new risks within each senior employee’s area of responsibility, allocating “risk owners” to each risk, maintaining a risk 
register, undertaking periodic risk assessments and preparing appropriate risk mitigation plans or controls. This risk management 
framework is embedded into My Food Bag’s processes, including the annual planning and budgeting processes, project 
management, procurement and reporting.

As a general rule, different risks will have different risk treatments depending on the severity and nature of the risk – these risk 
treatments include avoidance, mitigation, acceptance and transfer (e.g. through insurance or contract). 

The Board is provided with updates from the Senior Leadership Team at least every quarter, including an update on any new risks 
identified, the status of any risk incidents that have occurred (or are heightened or emerging) and the adequacy of any action plans 
and controls. More generally, risk owners report any risk incidents that have occurred (or are heightened) (including new risks that 
have emerged) to the Senior Leadership Team as soon as practicable so that they can consider how best to manage  
or control that risk. If the matter escalated is material, it will be promptly reported to the Board. At the same time, the CFO and  
the Board will consider whether any disclosure is required to the market under the Company’s continuous disclosure obligations.

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS RISKS AND KEY STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE 
My Food Bag is currently focused on nine principal business risks across its business (not including health and safety risks which  
My Food Bag has an ongoing focus on). These risks are dynamic and in the future the importance or extent of each risk may change,  
or new risks and uncertainties may materialise, owing to changes in economic or environmental conditions, the regulatory 
environment and other factors (e.g. COVID-19). For the purposes of this Annual Report and Recommendation 6.1 of the NZX Code, 
a high-level description of these principal business risks is provided below.1 

Area

Food safety 

Description of risk

Key strategies to mitigate 

Customers could become unwell as a result 
of eating our products (e.g. where products 
contain foreign objects or harmful bacteria). 
We may have to withdraw products. Our 
reputation could be impacted and we may  
face other regulatory consequences.

IT and data security 

Access to our IT systems could be impacted  
(e.g. by a cyber-attack) and we may be unable 
to communicate with our customers or suppliers 
effectively. This could impact our ability to 
accept orders or fulfil our commitments. 

We have strict and thorough procedures in place  
for food handling and safety. These include inward 
checks of ingredients, monitoring cold chain settings, 
removal of damaged products, maintenance of 
incident registers and quality control standards, and 
checks of products prepared by third parties. 
We also continually monitor customer feedback 
and have strict supplier standards, including 
an “Approved Supplier Programme”. Regular 
food safety audits are undertaken to ensure our 
procedures meet recommended standards. 

We have systems and processes in place to lessen 
the likelihood that our business would be subject 
to or affected by a cyber-attack. This includes 
compliance with high standards of data protection 
and frequent identification and reporting on any 
weaknesses or issues in our existing system. To this 
end, a review of My Food Bag’s response readiness 
to a cyber-attack was undertaken in FY22, and a 
number of business continuity plans were tested, 
updated and refined in response to that review.
We have also implemented alternative 
communication channels for our customers, have 
good relationships with our suppliers, have back-up 
systems in place to ensure data and business 
continuity is maintained and do not hold any 
customer credit card details. 

1. Certain financial risks are separately disclosed in the audited FY22 financial statements included in this Annual Report.

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OTHER INFORMATIONCorporate Governance Statement (continued)

Description of risk

Key strategies to mitigate 

We operate decentralised assembly centres with 
robust systems and procedures in place to prevent 
serious disruption. This includes a secondary 
assembly site in Auckland, providing an ability to 
move and restart a proportion of our operations.
Assembly centres have heat and smoke detection 
systems to identify fires before they spread. Windsock 
and ammonia alarms are included at assembly 
centres that utilise ammonia as a refrigerant. 
We also maintain relationships with a range of 
temporary labour suppliers to mitigate risks of 
temporary labour shortages or cost pressure. 

We use a reliable third-party distributor, NZ Post, 
with an extensive distribution network. We also have 
alternative transport providers available to us at 
short notice for all main centres. Appropriate driver 
training and insurance is arranged. 
We prepare ‘buffer bags’ each week to cover 
damaged or lost orders, and we have alternative  
sales channels in place that we can utilise.

We are designated as an “essential service” 
enabling us to continue operating at different 
government Alert Levels. We also operate 
decentralised assembly centres (reducing risk  
of widespread disruption) and have specific site 
requirements (including protective equipment, social 
distancing, shift separation and temperature checks).
In response to the most recent Omicron outbreak, we 
have obtained a stock of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) 
which are available to all staff to utilise to indicate 
whether they are positive for COVID-19 and, if not, 
facilitate their physical return to work as soon as 
possible. Our office staff are encouraged to work 
remotely while Auckland is in the red traffic light 
setting in response to the current outbreak. 

My Food Bag already operates in this competitive 
industry as a long-standing meal-kit provider.  
We have high levels of brand advocacy, a diverse 
product range, and experience in adapting our  
strategy in response to the actions of competitors 
and changes in consumer spending. 
We continue to develop new products in response  
to customer preferences and continue to improve 
customer experience. 

Area

Product assembly

Distribution

COVID-19 

Product assembly could be disrupted by 
an event (e.g. fire, power outage or lack of 
availability of temporary labour). This could 
result in us being late or unable to deliver  
to customers, which could lead to refunds, 
credits or cancelled subscriptions. 

Our distribution network could be interrupted 
(e.g. by weather or road closures). This could 
result in us being late or unable to deliver to 
customers, which could lead to refunds, credits 
or cancelled subscriptions. Products could also 
be stolen or damaged.

Product assembly could be disrupted by 
a number of workers testing positive for 
COVID-19 or being “close contacts” and 
required to isolate for a period. This could 
result in us being late or unable to deliver to 
customers, which could lead to refunds, credits 
or cancelled subscriptions. 

Competition 

Customers may switch to existing competitors, 
including in response to discounting or 
other promotions or inflationary pressure on 
spending, or a new competitor may enter the 
market and seek to gain market share. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Area

Ingredients

Inflation

Description of risk

Key strategies to mitigate 

An ingredient could become unavailable (e.g. 
due to inclement weather) or more expensive, 
impacting our ability to satisfy customer needs. 

Inflation could impact the cost of ingredients 
and put pressure on My Food Bag’s margins. 
Higher costs of living could put financial 
pressure on customers, and they may be less 
able to absorb price increases or may trade 
down to cheaper substitutes (within My Food 
Bag’s brands or otherwise).

We retain an ability to substitute ingredients, change 
upcoming menus or seek to pass on sustained price 
increases to customers. We communicate any changes 
clearly and appropriately with our customers. 

As noted above, we retain some ability to preserve 
margins by substituting ingredients, changing 
upcoming menus or seeking to pass on sustained price 
increases to customers.
In response to an inflationary environment, we 
carefully position our brands and messaging, and we 
continue to innovate, to appeal to our customers and 
recognise and adapt to any change in consumption 
behaviour. We use marketing campaigns, including 
promotions and loyalty programmes, to drive 
frequency and favourable brand mix. 

We have a long association with our brand 
ambassadors and go through a careful process  
when selecting new brand ambassadors. 
We also monitor content and follow up rapidly if  
any inappropriate or offensive content is identified. 

Brand and marketing 

A brand ambassador or promoter could be 
brought under public scrutiny and bring into 
question the integrity of our brand and cause  
a loss of goodwill and customer trust. 

HEALTH AND SAFETY
My Food Bag is very conscious of the importance of health and safety. The business adopts a systematic approach to the 
management of health and safety risks and has comprehensive health and safety documentation in place. Detailed health  
and safety policies, standards and procedures are implemented alongside hazard and risk management processes, including  
an incident notification and management system. The business encourages active involvement by Directors, management,  
employees and contractors to participate in improving health and safety within the organisation.

The business focuses internally on critical risks, with a strong emphasis on managing risks. For example, My Food Bag manages  
the risk of operating moving equipment inside assembly centres safely through the use of an InfoLink forklift tracking system and by 
distancing equipment like forklifts from workers, while also adopting strict traffic management and separation procedures. Each site 
operates a Health and Safety Committee, which meets monthly and the Senior Leadership Team and Board are active participants  
in site safety audits.

In response to COVID-19, My Food Bag designed and implemented a COVID-19 Prevention and Control Protocol, which outlines 
the actions the business takes to prevent and control the transmission of COVID-19 throughout all the New Zealand Government’s 
different COVID-19 settings. 

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OTHER INFORMATIONCorporate Governance Statement (continued)

Principle 7 – Auditors

“The board should ensure the quality and independence of the external audit process.”

AUDIT
My Food Bag is committed to maintaining auditor independence, consistent with best-practice governance and regulatory 
requirements. The Company has adopted an Auditor Independence Policy that is administered by the Audit and Risk Committee. 
The objective of this policy is to ensure that My Food Bag’s auditors carry out their functions independently and without impairment, 
safeguarding the reliability and credibility of My Food Bag’s external financial reporting. The policy addresses Recommendation 
7.1 of the NZX Code and includes the criteria for approval of an external audit firm, the monitoring of audit impendence, the 
audit rotation requirements, the circumstances where it may be appropriate for an auditor to provide non-audit services and the 
responsibilities of My Food Bag (including in relation to the monitoring of audit performance, value and fees). 

Ernst & Young, as auditor of the FY22 financial statements, will be invited to attend this year’s annual shareholders’ meeting and will 
be available to answer questions about the conduct of the audit, preparation and content of the auditor’s report, accounting policies 
adopted by My Food Bag and the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.

While My Food Bag does not have a dedicated internal audit function, it has, in addition to the external audit process, an internal 
framework through which it seeks to review, evaluate and continually improve risk management and internal control processes.  
Where appropriate, more specific audits are carried out by My Food Bag using external providers or regulators.

Principle 8 – Shareholder rights and relations

“The board should respect the rights of shareholders and foster constructive relationships with shareholders that encourage them  
to engage with the issuer.”

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
My Food Bag maintains an investor that contains a comprehensive set of investor-related material and data, including market 
disclosures and media releases, annual reports, share-price and dividend information, shareholder meeting materials and all My 
Food Bag’s important governance charters and policies. 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATION
Shareholders have the option of receiving their communications electronically, including by email, and are actively encouraged to take 
up this option. My Food Bag is committed to open dialogue with shareholders and welcomes investor enquiries. Following each results 
announcement, My Food Bag holds an investor call to present the results and to allow investors to ask questions. 

RIGHT TO VOTE ON MAJOR DECISIONS
In accordance with the Companies Act 1993, the Company’s constitution and NZX Listing Rules, the Company refers any significant 
matters to shareholders for approval at the annual shareholders’ meeting, and shareholders are given the opportunity to vote 
by proxy ahead of the meeting or by polling if attending the meeting in person or virtually. If a significant transaction or decision 
requiring shareholder approval were to arise outside the period of the annual shareholders’ meeting, a special meeting of the 
shareholders would be called by the Board to allow shareholders to consider and vote on that matter. 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
The annual meeting of shareholders is held at a convenient time and location and this year is anticipated to be run as a hybrid 
meeting (being a combination of the physical meeting as well as a virtual online meeting) or as a virtual-only meeting. This is due  
to the uncertainties around COVID-19 and given the desire to maximise participation. The annual shareholders’ meeting is expected 
to be held on 19 August 2022. The Notice of Meeting will be circulated at least 20 working days before the meeting and will also 
be posted on the My Food Bag investor website. 

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022Other Disclosures 

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS 
The Company’s ordinary shares are listed and quoted on the NZX Main Board and the ASX under the company code ‘MFB’.  
The Company’s listing on the ASX is as a Foreign Exempt Listing. This category of listing on the ASX is based on a principle  
of substituted compliance recognising that, for secondary listings, the primary regulatory role and oversight rests with the home 
exchange and the supervisory regulator in that jurisdiction. Therefore, the Company must comply with the NZX Listing Rules,  
but is exempt from almost all the ASX Listing Rules. For the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 1.15.3, the Company confirms that it 
continues to comply with the NZX Listing Rules.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES 
My Food Bag’s principal activity remains the commercial operation of a meal-kit business. There has been no material change  
in the nature of My Food Bag’s business, or the classes of business in which the Company has an interest, during FY22.

MY FOOD BAG DIRECTORS
The Directors of the Company holding office as at 31 March 2022 are noted below. No Director ceased to hold office as a  
Director of the Company during FY22. 

Name

Chris Marshall

Jon Macdonald

Sarah Hindle

Tony Carter (Chairperson)

Jen Bunbury

Date of appointment

Independence

6 October 2016

14 January 2021

14 January 2021

14 January 2021

14 January 2021

Non-independent

Independent

Independent

Independent

Independent

The current Directors of the Company’s only subsidiary, My Food Bag Limited, are Kevin Bowler (CEO) and Mark Winter (CFO).  
Mr Bowler and Mr Winter were appointed on 14 January 2021.

DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS
The Company maintains an Interests Register in which particulars of relevant transactions and matters involving the Directors are 
entered. Details of the interests entered during FY22 are recorded below.

General disclosures
The following are particulars of general disclosures of interest made during FY22 by Directors of the Company (or its subsidiary) 
holding office as at 31 March 2022, pursuant to section 140(2) of the Companies Act 1993. Each Director will be regarded as 
interested in all transactions between My Food Bag and their disclosed companies, trusts or persons (or their subsidiaries). 

Director

Tony Carter

General disclosure

Skin Institute Holding Company Limited (director)
The Interiors Group Holdco Limited (director)
Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club (captain)
Mr Carter also gave the Company notice that he ceased to be a director of ANZ Bank 
New Zealand Limited on 28 August 2021.

Jon Macdonald also gave the Company notice that he ceased to be a director of NZX Limited on 8 April 2021. 

There were no specific disclosures made by Directors of the Company or its subsidiary during FY22 of any interests in transactions 
entered into by the Company or its subsidiary.

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OTHER INFORMATIONOther Disclosures (continued)

Use of Company information
There were no notices from Directors of the Company or its subsidiary requesting to disclose, use or act on My Food Bag’s 
information received in their capacity as Directors.

Indemnity and insurance
The Company has granted indemnities in favour of each of its Directors (and the Directors of its subsidiary) as permitted by the 
Companies Act 1993 and the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. The Company also maintains Directors’ and Officers’ liability 
insurance for all Directors and officers of the Company and its related companies. In addition, the Company effected public offering 
of securities insurance in relation to the Company’s IPO in 2021.

Directors holding of securities
Directors are encouraged (but not required) to hold shares in the Company in order to more strongly align their interests with the 
interests of shareholders. Details of the ordinary shares of the Company in which each Director has a relevant interest (as defined  
in the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013) as at 31 March 2022 are set out below:

Director

Tony Carter

Jon Macdonald

Sarah Hindle

Chris Marshall

Nature of relevant interest

20% or more interest in Loughborough Investments Limited, resulting  
in Tony being deemed to have the same relevant interest in the shares  
as Loughborough Investments Limited. 100,000 of these ordinary shares  
are held by FNZ Custodians Limited as custodian for Loughborough 
Investments Limited. 

Registered holder and beneficial owner

Registered holder and beneficial owner

20% or more interest in Waterman Capital (Fund 3) Limited, resulting  
in Chris being deemed to have the same relevant interests in the shares  
as Waterman Fund 3 LP and Waterman Capital (Fund 3) Limited. 

20% or more interest in CMC Limited, resulting in Chris being deemed  
to have the same relevant interest in the shares as CMC Limited.

Jen Bunbury

Registered holder as trustee of the Jennifer L Bunbury Trust

Shares

154,054

100,000

10,811

38,165,965

262,122

26,216

Securities dealings of Directors
For the purposes of section 148(2) of the Companies Act 1993, Directors disclosed the following acquisitions or disposals of relevant 
interests (of the nature described in the previous table) in the Company’s ordinary shares during FY22. No shares were acquired or 
disposed of by a Director during any “blackout” period of trading prescribed by the Company’s Securities Trading Policy.

Director

Tony Carter

Jon Macdonald

Chris Marshall

Jen Bunbury

Date 

24 May 2021

5 July 2021

24 Nov 2021

24 May 2021

22 Nov 2021

23 Nov 2021

24 Jan 2022

25 Jan 2022

24 May 2021

Nature of transaction

Consideration (NZ$)

$27,200

$26,400

$24,800

$14,400

$25,000

$7,433

$89,939

$82,073

$13,600

Acquisition

Acquisition

Acquisition

Acquisition

Acquisition 

Acquisition 

Acquisition 

Acquisition

Acquisition 

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Shares

20,000

20,000

20,000

10,000

20,000

5,946

79,592

73,476

10,000

MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022REMUNERATION 

Employee remuneration 
All employees of My Food Bag are employed by My Food Bag Limited. The number of employees and former employees of  
My Food Bag Limited, not being Directors of the Company, who, in their capacity as employees, received remuneration and  
other benefits, the value of which was or exceeded $100,000, during FY21 is set out in the table of remuneration bands below.

Remuneration (NZ$) 

$100,000 to $109,999

$110,000 to $119,999

$120,000 to $129,999

$130,000 to $139,999

$140,000 to $149,999

$150,000 to $159,999

$160,000 to $169,999

$170,000 to $179,999

$190,000 to $199,999

$200,000 to $209,999

$210,000 to $219,999

$230,000 to $239,999

$240,000 to $249,999

$360,000 to $369,999

$380,000 to $389,999

$550,000 to $559,999

Number of employees

3

1

3

4

1

3

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

The remuneration figures include all monetary amounts actually paid to employees and former employees during FY22, including: 
base salaries; short-term incentives (if any) paid in FY22 (relating to FY21); and if the employee is a KiwiSaver member, contributions 
of 3% of gross earnings towards that employee’s KiwiSaver scheme. The figures do not include amounts paid after 31 March 2022 
relating to FY22; and fringe benefits provided to employees such as product concessions or car parking. 

Directors’ remuneration and other benefits 

The total remuneration and value of other benefits received by each Director in respect of FY22 is set out below. All of this 
remuneration reflects the fees paid to each individual in the ordinary course for services provided in their capacity as a director  
of the Company. 

Director

Chris Marshall
Jon Macdonald
Sarah Hindle
Tony Carter
Jen Bunbury

Total remuneration and value of other 
benefits received in respect of FY221

$65,000
$85,000
$65,000
$140,000
$65,000

1. Directors’ fees are gross amounts in NZD and exclude GST (where applicable) and are rounded to the nearest dollar. 

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OTHER INFORMATION 
Other Disclosures (continued)

Shareholders fix the total remuneration available for Directors. The current Director fee pool limit is $600,000 per annum,  
which was approved by the shareholders on 14 January 2021 and is to be divided among the non-executive Directors as they  
see fit. The current Directors do not receive any performance or equity-based remuneration. No additional fees are paid to any 
Director for their role on any Board committee.

Directors are entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable travel, accommodation and other expenses incurred by them in connection 
with their attendance at meetings, or otherwise in connection with the Company’s business. 

The Company has granted indemnities, as permitted by law, in favour of each of its Directors. The Company also maintains insurance 
for its Directors and officers.

No employee of My Food Bag who is appointed as an executive director of the Company’s subsidiary, My Food Bag Limited, 
receives or retains any remuneration or other similar benefits in their capacity as a Director, except for the benefit of indemnification 
and insurance referenced above. 

CEO REMUNERATION 
The remuneration and other benefits paid to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of My Food Bag, Kevin Bowler, during FY22  
is set out in the table below. For clarity, Mr Bowler was not eligible to participate in the Company’s Short Term Incentive plan (STI)  
in respect of FY22. 

Remuneration

Base salary1

Other benefits2

FY22 (NZ$)

$540,000

$16,200

FY21 (NZ$)3

$509,500

$15,285

As noted in the FY21 Annual Report, Mr Bowler (together with the CFO, Mark Winter) was invited to participate in a Senior 
Executive Incentive Scheme, a one-off share rights scheme established in connection with the IPO and linked to certain performance 
hurdles related to the PFI. These performance hurdles were not achieved and neither Mr Bowler nor Mr Winter became entitled to 
any shares under the scheme. 

Going forward, Mr Bowler will be eligible to participate in the Company’s STI plan and new long term incentive plan, both of which 
are discussed in further detail in the Corporate Governance section of this Annual Report. 

1. Base salary is not at risk. 

2. Includes a contribution of 3% of gross earnings towards Mr Bowler’s KiwiSaver scheme.

3.  As noted in the FY21 Annual Report, under the Company’s Senior Executive Share Ownership Scheme (which no longer operates following the Company’s listing) Mr Bowler also received 
options that vested and were exercised during FY21, entitling Mr Bowler to be issued 4,437,400 shares in the Company. Mr Bowler continues to hold 1,109,350 of these shares in the  
Company, and these shares are subject to an escrow arrangement which generally continues until the first business day after the Company announces its FY22 results. This means that this  
escrow arrangement will expire shortly after this Annual Report is released to the market.

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MY FOOD BAG GROUP LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2022SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
The shareholder information in this section of the disclosures has been taken from the Company’s registers.

Twenty largest shareholders (as at 19 April 2022) 

Shareholder1

Waterman Fund 3 LP

National Nominees New Zealand Limited 

Custodial Services Limited

TEA Custodians Limited 

FNZ Custodians Limited 

Citibank Nominees (NZ) Ltd 

Accident Compensation Corporation 

New Zealand Permanent Trustees Limited 

Cecilia Charlotte L Robinson, James Charles Robinson and  
Heimsath Alexander Trustee Ltd 

Theresa Elizabeth Gattung and Philippa Mary Greenwood 

HSBC Nominees (New Zealand) Limited

Waterman Fund 3 LP 

BNP Paribas Nominees NZ Limited 

Cogent Nominees (NZ) Limited 

JP Morgan Chase Bank 

Carlos Edward James Bagrie, Covisory Trust Limited and  
JKA Holdings Limited

New Zealand Depository Nominee

JB Were (NZ) Nominees Limited

Premier Nominees Limited 

New Zealand Superannuation Fund Nominees Limited 

Total

Number of ordinary shares

% of ordinary shares

 33,421,936 

 20,760,421 

 14,131,859 

 13,689,259 

 13,198,727 

 12,318,310 

 11,903,853 

 8,048,994 

 7,430,258 

 6,825,158 

 5,373,387 

 4,744,029 

 4,575,008 

 4,510,898 

 4,495,252 

 3,775,639 

 3,502,614 

 3,171,249 

 3,002,703 

 2,315,036 

181,194,590

 13.79 

 8.56 

 5.83 

 5.65 

 5.44 

 5.08 

 4.91 

 3.32 

 3.06 

 2.82 

 2.22 

 1.96 

 1.89 

 1.86 

 1.85 

 1.56 

 1.44 

 1.31 

 1.24 

 0.95 

74.74

Distribution of shareholders and shareholdings 
As at 19 April 2022, the total number of voting securities of the Company was 242,437,524 fully paid ordinary shares, each 
conferring on the registered holder the right to one vote on a poll at a meeting of shareholders. The distribution of these shareholders 
and their shareholding at that date is shown below. 

Size of holding

1 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 100,000

100,001 and over

Total

Number of holders

% of holders

Number of  
ordinary shares

% of ordinary shares

2,824

2,095

601

578

78

6,176

45.73

33.92

9.73

9.36

1.26

100.00

1,493,062

5,440,511

4,604,777

16,793,553

214,105,621

242,437,524

0.62

2.24

1.90

6.93

88.31

100.00

1.  New Zealand Central Securities Depository Limited (NZCSD) provides a custodial depository service which allows electronic trading of securities to its members. For the purpose of this 
table, shares in the Company held by NZCSD have been allocated to the applicable members. For reference, as at 19 April 2022, the total holding through NZCSD was 96,693,981 
ordinary shares or 39.88% of shares on issue.

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OTHER INFORMATIONSubstantial product holders
According to notices given to the Company under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, the following persons were substantial 
product holders of the Company as at 31 March 2022. There were 242,437,524 ordinary shares in the Company at that date.

Substantial product holder

Waterman Fund 3 LP1

My Food Bag Group Limited2

Investment Services Group Limited

Milford Asset Management Limited

Harbour Asset Management Limited 
and Jarden Securities Limited

Number of ordinary shares in  
which relevant interest is held

% of shares held at  
date of notice

38,165,965

60,084,684

18,732,756

21,303,327

15.743%

24.784%

7.727%

8.796%

Date of notice

5 March 2021

5 March 2021

8 June 2021 

12 Nov 2021

38,289,764

15.794%

30 March 2022

EXERCISE OF NZX DISCIPLINARY POWERS 
Neither NZX or ASX took any disciplinary action against the Company during FY22. In particular, there was no exercise  
of powers by NZX under NZX Listing Rule 9.9.3 (relating to powers to cancel, suspend or censure an issuer) with respect  
to the Company. 

NZX WAIVERS 
No waivers were granted by NZX or relied on by the Company during FY22. 

AUDITOR’S FEES 

My Food Bag’s external auditor is Ernst & Young (EY). Total fees payable by My Food Bag to EY in its capacity as auditor in respect 
of FY22 is $120,000. No other professional services were provided by EY during FY22. 

CREDIT RATING
My Food Bag does not have a credit rating.

DONATIONS 
During FY22 My Food Bag made a one-off cash donation of $20,000 to The National Heart Foundation of New Zealand. 
My Food Bag also partners closely with the Garden to Table charity, and donated $11,735 to this charity in FY22 and collected 
(and passed through) donations of $43,019 from customers. In addition, and as discussed in further detail elsewhere in this Annual 
Report, My Food Bag regularly donates food to a number of worthwhile New Zealand charities.  

1.  Waterman Fund 3 LP (Waterman) (among other existing shareholders participating in the IPO) is subject to a restricted security agreement dated 10 February 2021 (Restricted Security 
Agreement) with the Company in respect of all shares held by it prior to the initial public offering of shares in the Company (the Offer) which it continued to hold upon completion of the 
Offer (the Waterman Escrowed Shares). Waterman has agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of or do or omit to do anything which could have the effect of transferring effective 
ownership or control of any Waterman Escrowed Shares until the first business day after the Company’s results announcement has been released to the market in respect of FY22 except in 
accordance with limited exceptions set out in the Restricted Security Agreement. This means that this escrow arrangement will expire shortly after this Annual Report is released to the market. 

2.  The Company is a substantial product holder on the basis that it has the power to control the acquisition and disposition of all of the shares that are escrowed under the Restricted Security 

Agreement, being 60,084,684 ordinary shares. The Company will cease to be a substantial product holder after the escrow period referred to in footnote 1 expires, which will occur shortly 
after this Annual Report is released to the market. 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tony Carter (Chair)
Jen Bunbury
Jon Macdonald
Sarah Hindle
Chris Marshall

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Kevin Bowler 
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Winter 
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Kelly 
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Jo Mitchell 
Chief Customer Officer
Craig Jordan 
Chief Digital Officer
Cassie Ormand 
Head of People & Culture
Polly Brodie 
Head of Development Kitchen
Trish Whitwell 
Head of Innovation

REGISTERED OFFICE
Level 3, 56 Parnell Road 
Parnell 
Auckland 1052 
New Zealand
Ph: 0800 469 366 
Website: www.myfoodbag.co.nz 
For enquiries about My Food Bag’s operating  
and financial performance, contact investor relations: 
Ph: +64 9 8869840 
Email: ir@myfoodbag.co.nz 

AUDITOR
Ernst & Young, Auckland

Key Dates
Annual shareholders’ meeting – 19 August 2022

Half year end – 30 September 2022

DIRECTORY

SOLICITORS
Chapman Tripp
Russell McVeagh

BANKERS
ASB Bank

SHARE REGISTRY
My Food Bag’s share register is maintained by Link Market 
Services Limited. Link is your first point of contact for any 
queries regarding your investment in My Food Bag.  
You can view your investment, indicate your preference for 
electronic communications, access and update your details  
and view information relating to dividends and transaction 
history at any time by visiting the Link Investor Centre at  
investorcentre.linkmarketservices.co.nz (for New Zealand 
shareholders) and investorcentre.linkmarketservices.com.au 
(for Australian shareholders). 

NEW ZEALAND REGISTRY
Link Market Services Limited
Level 11 Deloitte Centre 
80 Queen Street 
Auckland 1010 
New Zealand
Ph: +64 9 375 5998 
Email: myfoodbag@linkmarketservices.co.nz 
www.linkmarketservices.co.nz 

AUSTRALIAN REGISTRY
Link Market Services Limited
Level 12, 680 George Street 
Sydney NSW 2000 
Australia
Ph: +61 1300 554 474  
Email: myfoodbag@linkmarketservices.co.nz  
www.linkmarketservices.com.au

My Food Bag Group Limited
NZCN 6113607 
ARBN 646 807 301

Half year results – November 2022

FY23 balance date – 31 March 2023

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