Lantmännen Unibake Buys Dutch Bakery Group Boboli Benelux 

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European bakery group Lantmännen Unibake has acquired Boboli Benelux, a Dutch shaper of savoury baked goods. 

Financial position of nan transaction were not disclosed. 

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In a statement, Copenhagen-headquartered Lantmännen Unibake said nan woody “will service arsenic a cornerstone” successful its description successful nan savoury sector. 

Carsten Thomsen, president of Lantmännen Unibake, added that nan acquisition is simply a  
“strong measurement guardant successful expanding our portfolio and strengthening our position successful nan fast-growing European bake-off market”. 

With Boboli Benelux, “we are not conscionable adding capacity, we are shaping caller opportunities for growth, partnerships, and semipermanent activity successful this category” he said. 

Boboli Benelux specialises successful Mediterranean-inspired flatbreads, including focaccias, pizzas, and pizza crusts.  

The institution has successfully established a marketplace beingness successful nan Benelux region, nan UK, and Germany.  

With a workforce of astir 200 employees, Boboli Benelux operates a bakery installation successful Bunschoten, which will now go Lantmännen Unibake’s first bakery location successful nan Netherlands. 

Bart Hulsman, CEO of Boboli Benelux, said by joining Lantmännen Unibake “we summation a strategical partner that shares our committedness to professionalism, invention and sustainability”.  

Lantmännen Unibake is portion of nan Swedish cultivation cooperative Lantmännen.  

The group operates bakeries crossed various countries, pinch a workforce of astir 6,000 employees.  

Its products are sold successful complete 60 markets worldwide, and its portfolio includes brands specified arsenic Schulstad, Pastridor, and Hatting. 

The acquisition of Boboli Benelux is nan latest successful a bid of strategical moves by Lantmännen and its subsidiaries successful caller months. 

In May, Lantmännen said its bakery division will put astir Skr700m ($73m) successful a caller breadstuff accumulation installation successful Örebro, describing nan superior infusion arsenic a “strategic leap forward” to grow business and boost accumulation capacity. 

Earlier that month, Lantmännen acquired a 10% stake successful Sproud, a section shaper of plant-based milks made from divided yellowish peas. 

Then successful April, Lantmännen increased its stake successful SimSuFoodS, a institution specialising successful barren rootlike products, to conscionable complete 50% and successful February, its nutrient and charcuterie division, Scan Sverige, agreed to buy Lindvalls Chark, a Swedish nutrient company.