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BRF

BRF is one of the largest food companies in the world and is the result of the merger between Perdigão and Sadia. It operates in the segments of poultry meats, pork and beef, industrialized meats, margarines, pastas, pizzas and frozen vegetables as well as being one of the leading milk collectors and dairy product processers in Brazil. It operates 61 plants in Brazil, five in Argentina, two in Europe (Plusfood) and, by the end of 2012, is expected to unveil a processed products plant in the Middle East. Its operational structure is supported by 42 distribution centers of refrigerated and frozen products supplying 98% of the country as well as consumers in 140 countries. BRF also has 19 overseas commercial offices and a portfolio of clients across the five continents.

The Company is a leader in the production of chilled and frozen foods and has a portfolio of three thousand items. Its principal raw material inputs are grains, live animals and milk. From these protein-based products are manufactured for example: in-natura meats, prepared and processed products, ready-to-eat meals, processed dairy products, pastas, pizzas and other processed items including margarines and frozen vegetables which bear the names of household brands such as Sadia, Perdigão, Batavo, Elegê and Chester among others.

The third largest exporter in Brazil and a leader in world sales of chicken meats, the Company confirms its vocation as a major currency generator for Brazil. Total sales amounted to 6.2 million tons of products and net sales of R$ 25.7 billion, 60% originating from domestic market business and 40%, exports. BRF is also notable for being one of the largest employers in Brazil, ending the year with 120 thousand direct employees.

In parallel to the merger between Sadia and Perdigão, there were developments in the international segment of the business during the year. In Argentina, the Company acquired corporate control of Avex, with operations in poultry farming, and the Dánica Group, which operates two plants and has activities in the markets for margarines, mayonnaise, sauces and yeasts as well as baking additives and creams, and specific hydrogenated vegetable oils for the food industry.

A publicly listed company since 1980, BRF’s shares (BRFS3) began trading on BM&FBovespa’s Novo Mercado in 2006, a segment which lists those companies with high standards of corporate governance, mechanisms for protecting shareholders and absolute compliance with the best practices in information disclosure. The Company’s securities are also traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE - BRFS, Level III ADRs). Given BRF’s commitment to sustainability of the businesses, it has been a component of BM&FBovespa’s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) since 2005.