Spanish bakery supplier Europastry has acquired US-based baker Dawn Foods’ frozen bakery manufacturing business in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, includes Dawn Foods’ manufacturing plant in the Dutch town of Steenbergen and an R&D facility in the UK town of Evesham.
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Dawn Foods said it wants to concentrate on bakery ingredients in the areas covered by the disposal.
The company’s CEO, Carrie Jones-Barber, said: “Dawn and Europastry have been partners for many years, providing great American bakery products to customers across Europe and AMEAP [Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific].
“As we continue to focus on our long-term strategic goals, Dawn’s focus in the Europe and AMEAP region is on driving growth in bakery ingredients.”
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Dawn Foods confirmed it will also continue to manufacture and distribute bakery ingredients across North America, and Latin America.
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By GlobalDataHeadquartered in Jackson, Michigan, Dawn Foods employs more than 4,000 people globally and sells its products in more than 100 countries.
Barcelona-based Europastry is a family business specialising in frozen bakery. It has built its business in part by acquisition – including deals for Portugal’s Confeitaria Torres and US firm Wenner Bakery – and today has a presence in more than 80 countries. It has 22 production plants.
Just Food has asked Europastry to comment on the acquisition of the Dawn Foods assets.
