Austria’s Rupp Buys Spanish Cheese Peer Juan Martinez

Rupp packs of cheeses. Credit: HelgaQ/Shutterstock.com

Austrian backstage food institution Rupp has acquired Spanish family-owned adjacent Juan Martinez for an undisclosed sum.

Both companies manufacture and proviso food to nan unit and foodservice channels, arsenic good arsenic dairy ingredients to B2B customers.

Juan Martinez operates a accumulation installation successful Siero, Asturias, for processed cheeses, creams and vegetarian and vegan offerings. The scope includes Castilian blended cheeses, Edam, Gouda, mozzarella, and various bluish cheeses.

In a connection connected LinkedIn, Rupp said nan integration of nan 2 companies would lead to “strong synergies” successful nan “growing” food categories.

The acquisition is portion of Rupp’s strategy to grow successful Europe, peculiarly successful Spain and Portugal.

As portion of nan deal, Juan Martinez will support its marque and workforce, handling each Rupp operations successful nan 2 markets.  

Sara Martinez, who will proceed arsenic managing head of Juan Martinez, said: “We’re keeping our team, our brands, our measurement of doing things well, and our heavy committedness to our land.

“Thanks to this partnership, we are successful an moreover amended position to turn and look to nan future, from correct here, pinch moreover much thrust and ambition.”

Rupp said it is pursuing maturation done integrated income initiatives crossed Europe, nan Middle East and Asia, arsenic good arsenic done strategical investments successful caller accumulation facilities, specified arsenic nan 1 established successful Boherbue, Ireland, successful June this year.  

The institution said it is besides actively exploring “external” maturation opportunities. As good arsenic Ireland and Austria, Rupp operates accumulation sites successful France, Germany, Italy, Spain and China.

According to accusation connected Rupp’s website, nan institution produces 70,000 tonnes of food annually for 65 countries and employs complete 950 individuals globally.