The Bell Group takes over Eisberg | Progresiv

The Bell Group will take over the Eisberg Group specialising in convenience salads on 1 April 2016 and expand its own activities in this product sector.

The Bell Group will take over the Eisberg Group specialising in convenience salads with its registered office in Dänikon on 1 April 2016. Eisberg employs around 400 people and generates annual revenues of more than 55 million francs (50 million euros). The company specialises in the production of fresh leaf salads and prepared salads. With production facilities in Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and Romania and a purchasing office in Spain, the Group's customers include the food retail, food service and catering sectors. Organisationally, Eisberg will be merged with the company Gastro Star to form an independent subsidiary of Hilcona. The parties have agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. The takeover is subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities.

For the Bell Group, the takeover of Eisberg means the strengthening of its convenience salads product segment. In Switzerland, the acquisition will solve capacity bottlenecks. Internationally, the Group will be able to exploit additional potential for growth through Hilcona's great expertise in the fresh convenience food sector. For Eisberg, the sale to the Bell Group offers access to new sales channels and opens up new opportunities for growth.