Fresh Servant plucks Bama Fresh Cuts in foodservice push

Finnish nutrient institution Fresh Servant Group has expanded its beingness successful foodservice with the acquisition of Bama Fresh Cuts.

In a statement, Fresh Servant said it has signed an statement with Norway's Bama Gruppen to bargain the business.

Financial presumption were not disclosed. Completion of the woody is taxable to support by the contention authority, the institution added.

Based successful Vantaa, Bama Fresh Cuts employs astir 80 radical and produces ready-cut salads and acceptable meals for retail and foodservice customers successful Finland. Its portfolio includes astir 160 products.

The concern generated gross of €24.2m ($27.7m) successful 2025, with foodservice accounting for astir 80% of sales.

Bama's president for the Nordics, Atle Beyer, said: "Bama Fresh Cuts has built a beardown presumption successful the Finnish foodservice market. We are pleased to transportation the concern to Fresh Servant, which has the expertise and committedness to make it further. This is simply a affirmative result for some the concern and the radical involved."

Fresh Servant said the acquisition supports its "growth strategy" and the company's plans to "deepen collaboration" with nonrecreational kitchens.

Fresh Servant CEO Sami Haapasalmi said: "This is the largest acquisition successful Fresh Servant's past and a important strategical leap guardant for us. We privation to beryllium astatine the forefront of shaping the aboriginal of the edifice industry, and we powerfully judge that out-of-home eating volition proceed to turn and evolve.

"Our extremity is to marque mundane beingness successful nonrecreational kitchens smoother, bring bold caller solutions to the market, and fortify the relation of caller vegetables successful consumers' regular choices. We purpose to beryllium our customers' fig 1 spouse erstwhile they question convenience, well-being and growth."

Fresh Servant was founded successful 1995. The Finnish institution produces acceptable meals, salads and snacks. It operates accumulation sites successful Pedersöre, Seinäjoki and Lapua successful Finland.

Its brands see Hetki, Fresse and FreshPro. The institution posted gross of €110m past year.

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