STORY: Royal Zeelandia Group acquires Wouters NV

Royal Zeelandia Group has acquired Wouters NV and its bakery activities. Wouters is part of the Koninklijke Zeelandia Group. It is Belgian family business based in Lokeren, that has been active in bakery ingredients, oils and frying fats for almost 100 years.

Zeelandia said: "Wouters is a strategic acquisition due to its strong quality image in the Belgian market as a manufacturer of bakery pastes for the traditional bakeries, and because of the growth potential for the rest of Europe."

Simultaneously, Wouters' oil & fats activities, which were mainly focused on the food service segment, were sold of to Remia, which is a Dutch family business.

Zeelandia said: "The acquisition of Wouters strengthens Zeelandia with a number of complementing process technologies, a very good addition to the existing competences of Zeelandia, to further respond to the growing demand for innovation by both the small and medium sized bakeries and industrial bakeries."

Wouters will remain active on the Belgian market alongside Zeelandia.

For more information visit www.zeelandia.co.uk