Segment reporting

in CHF 000s

By product groups and divisions	1HY 2018	Switzerland 1HY 2017	1HY 2018	Americas 1HY 2017	1HY 2018	Europe 1HY 2017	1HY 2018	Global Trade 1HY 2017	1HY 2018	Group 1HY 2017
Dairy products	327,776	312,832	142,109	130,223	57,778	49,567	2,103	8,047	529,766	500,669
As % of net sales	39.4	37.3	28.3	29.4	20.1	19.1	3.8	13.3	31.6	31.3

Fresh products	171,742	175,305	103,921	97,208	124,844	105,694	20,493	21,894	421,000	400,101
As % of net sales	20.7	20.9	20.7	22.0	43.4	40.8	37.5	36.2	25.1	25.0

Cheese	207,825	219,233	199,722	180,359	57,503	53,409	23,555	21,048	488,605	474,049
As % of net sales	25.0	26.2	39.7	40.8	20.0	20.6	43.1	34.8	29.2	29.6

Fresh cheese	54,435	56,741	5,902	223	26,190	37,391	311	405	86,838	94,760
As % of net sales	6.6	6.8	1.2	0.1	9.1	14.4	0.6	0.7	5.2	5.9

Powder/concentrates	31,215	33,484	2,400	2,462	15,474	9,550	8,105	7,107	57,194	52,603
As % of net sales	3.8	4.0	0.5	0.5	5.4	3.7	14.8	11.8	3.4	3.3

Other products and services	37,313	40,611	48,132	31,798	5,820	3,647	103	1,915	91,368	77,971
As % of net sales	4.5	4.8	9.6	7.2	2.0	1.4	0.2	3.2	5.5	4.9

Net sales	830,306	838,206	502,186	442,273	287,609	259,258	54,670	60,416	1,674,771	1,600,153
As % of Group	49.5	52.4	30.0	27.6	17.2	16.2	3.3	3.8	100.0	100.0

By country group	1HY 2018	in %	1HY 2017	in %
Switzerland	830,306	49.5	838,206	52.4
Europe excl. Switzerland	440,586	26.3	419,254	26.2
North and South America	304,735	18.2	251,532	15.7
Africa	74,646	4.5	71,341	4.5
Asia/Pacific	24,498	1.5	19,820	1.2
Total	1,674,771	100.0	1,600,153	100.0

Emmi does not publish segment results since this would cause significant competitive disadvantages towards stakeholders, non-listed and larger listed competitors both in Switzerland and abroad.

The business divisions are not defined strictly according to geographical considerations. The business division Americas includes the Emmi Group companies in the US, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Spain (excl. Lácteos Caprinos S.A.), France and Tunisia. The business division Europe incorporates those in Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK and Lácteos Caprinos S.A. in Spain. The business division Global Trade primarily comprises direct sales from Switzerland to customers in countries in which Emmi has no subsidiaries. These include the Asian and Eastern European markets, most South American countries and the Arabian Peninsula.