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  Group
(R’million)
Goodwill Trademarks,
licence
agreements
and other
Customer
lists
Total
12 Goodwill and intangible assets        
12.1 Movement of group goodwill and intangible assets        
  2020        
  Carrying value at the beginning of the year        
  Cost 2 568,6 1 758,1 542,3 4 869,0
  Accumulated amortisation and impairment (1 091,2) (483,3) (72,7) (1 647,2)
  Net balance at the beginning of the year 1 477,4 1 274,8 469,6 3 221,8
  Current year movements – cost        
  Disposals (0,8) (0,8)
  Exchange rate adjustments 6,6 11,2 17,8
  Cost movements for the current year 6,6 10,4 17,0
  Current year movements – accumulated amortisation and impairment        
  Amortisation (8,7) (0,6) (9,3)
  Impairment (refer note 13) (286,0) (286,0)
  Accumulated amortisation and impairment movement for the current year (286,0) (8,7) (0,6) (295,3)
  Carrying value at the end of the year        
  Cost 2 575,2 1 768,5 542,3 4 886,0
  Accumulated amortisation and impairment (1 377,2) (492,0) (73,3) (1 942,5)
  Net balance at the end of the year 1 198,0 1 276,5 469,0 2 943,5
  2019        
  Carrying value at the beginning of the year        
  Cost 2 568,6 1 756,3 542,3 4 867,2
  Accumulated amortisation and impairment (873,2) (474,7) (72,1) (1 420,0)
  Net balance at beginning of the year 1 695,4 1 281,6 470,2 3 447,2
  Current year movements – cost        
  Addition of trademark 2,3 2,3
  Exchange rate adjustments (0,5) (0,5)
  Cost movements for the current year 1,8 1,8
  Current year movements – accumulated amortisation and impairment        
  Amortisation (8,6) (0,6) (9,2)
  Impairment (refer note 13) (218,0) (218,0)
  Accumulated amortisation and impairment movement for the current year (218,0) (8,6) (0,6) (227,2)
  Carrying value at the end of the year        
  Cost 2 568,6 1 758,1 542,3 4 869,0
  Accumulated amortisation and impairment (1 091,2) (483,3) (72,7) (1 647,2)
  Net balance at end of the year 1 477,4 1 274,8 469,6 3 221,8
 

Trademarks comprise well-established, growing brands. The brand portfolios are considered to have indefinite useful lives and are therefore not amortised, with the exception of trademarks with a carrying value of R66,8 million (2019: R65,0 million) which are viewed with a definite useful life and thus amortised. Refer to accounting policies for further details on amortisation.

  Group
(R’million)
Goodwill Indefinite useful life
intangible as
2020 2019 2020 2019
12.2 The carrying value is allocated to cash-generating units as follows:        
  Exports and International 336,3 579,7 519,1 519,1
  Beverages 580,5 580,5 194,6 194,6
  Snacks & Treats 119,6 119,6
  Groceries 72,3 72,3 725,0 725,0
  Home, Personal Care and Baby (HPCB) 208,9 244,9 120,4 121,2
    1 198,0 1 477,4 1 678,7 1 679,5