17 October 2008 - Ardo has made progress in the negotiations with Frenzel about the take-over of Austria Frost GmbH in Austria. The agreements in relation to the take-over will be finalised until end of October to arrive to a final take-over by the end of the year. By early 2009 the activities of Austria Frost GmbH will be integrated in the Ardo Group.
This take-over fully fits within Ardo’s expansion policy. Austria is the perfect location for the further development of Ardo’s market position within Austria and the surrounding Central Eastern European countries.
In its continuous search for new cultivation areas, this take-over means a perfect opportunity for Ardo. Indeed, the production unit of Austria Frost is situated in the middle of a fertile growing area at the borders of the Danube, with crops among others of peas, spinach, carrots. Several preliminary meetings with local growers to discuss support and knowledge exchange have made both parties confident about the potential for further development of the growing area.
Within the framework of this acquisition, Ardo’s relationship with Iglo Austria will be an integral part of their growth strategy for the business.
Thanks to Austria Frost’s wide product range of fresh frozen products and its packaging technologies, this take-over will add further value to Ardo’s existing portfolio.
For more info, please contact :
Ardo :
Mr. Jan Haspeslagh – Group General Director - +32.51.31.06.21 – jan.haspeslagh@ardo.be
Mr. Roger Maes – Group Sales & Marketing Director - +32.51.31.06.21 – roger.maes@ardo.be
Mrs. Heidi Goovaerts – Group Marketing Director - +32.51.31.06.21 – heidi.goovaerts@ardo.be
www.ardo.com
Austria Frost in a nutshell
Austria Frost GmbH is fully owned by of Frenzel Tiefkühlkost e.K., a company of Mr. Volkmar Frenzel. In 2007 The company realised a turnover of 85mio € or 35.000 tonnes of finished product, with approximately 360 employees. The production unit is located at 10km east of Vienna, in the middle of the vegetable growing area ‘Marchfeld’, an area with leading European quality vegetables.
Austria Frost has a modern production facility with a fully automated logistic platform.
The product range comprises of fresh frozen vegetables and a wide range of added value products.
Ardo in a nutshell
Ardo has been “preserving the precious gifts of nature” – the company motto – for more than 40 years. Year after year, harvest after harvest, Ardo supplies its continuously growing markets around the world with high quality fresh frozen vegetables, fruit, pasta & rice.
Ardo, a Belgian family owned company, began its activities in the world of vegetables in the 1950s, starting to grow and trade vegetables at the family farm near the village of Ardooie in Belgium. The village gave the company its name, and the farm provided the site for Ardo’s first vegetable freezing factory, built in 1977. Over the following years, Ardo developed its production and sales of frozen vegetables throughout Europe. Today Ardo owns fourteen production packing units in eight European countries. In 2007 the group grew, froze and sold 513,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to 52 countries, with a turnover of 520mio euro. From the far north to the deep south of Europe, the name of Ardo is synonymous with exceptional quality and service.
Ardo’s goal is the maximisation of its customer’s satisfaction. For this reason, from the start Ardo's philosophy has been to sell directly to the customers. In each country in which Ardo is active, there are sales offices run by our own commercial employees.
The Ardo product range offers a wide variety of frozen vegetables, vegetable mixes, vegetable preparations and fruit. Continuous innovation in developing products and production methods hand in hand with the customer ensures a fruitful association.
This take-over fully fits within Ardo’s expansion policy. Austria is the perfect location for the further development of Ardo’s market position within Austria and the surrounding Central Eastern European countries.
In its continuous search for new cultivation areas, this take-over means a perfect opportunity for Ardo. Indeed, the production unit of Austria Frost is situated in the middle of a fertile growing area at the borders of the Danube, with crops among others of peas, spinach, carrots. Several preliminary meetings with local growers to discuss support and knowledge exchange have made both parties confident about the potential for further development of the growing area.
Within the framework of this acquisition, Ardo’s relationship with Iglo Austria will be an integral part of their growth strategy for the business.
Thanks to Austria Frost’s wide product range of fresh frozen products and its packaging technologies, this take-over will add further value to Ardo’s existing portfolio.
For more info, please contact :
Ardo :
Mr. Jan Haspeslagh – Group General Director - +32.51.31.06.21 – jan.haspeslagh@ardo.be
Mr. Roger Maes – Group Sales & Marketing Director - +32.51.31.06.21 – roger.maes@ardo.be
Mrs. Heidi Goovaerts – Group Marketing Director - +32.51.31.06.21 – heidi.goovaerts@ardo.be
www.ardo.com
Austria Frost in a nutshell
Austria Frost GmbH is fully owned by of Frenzel Tiefkühlkost e.K., a company of Mr. Volkmar Frenzel. In 2007 The company realised a turnover of 85mio € or 35.000 tonnes of finished product, with approximately 360 employees. The production unit is located at 10km east of Vienna, in the middle of the vegetable growing area ‘Marchfeld’, an area with leading European quality vegetables.
Austria Frost has a modern production facility with a fully automated logistic platform.
The product range comprises of fresh frozen vegetables and a wide range of added value products.
Ardo in a nutshell
Ardo has been “preserving the precious gifts of nature” – the company motto – for more than 40 years. Year after year, harvest after harvest, Ardo supplies its continuously growing markets around the world with high quality fresh frozen vegetables, fruit, pasta & rice.
Ardo, a Belgian family owned company, began its activities in the world of vegetables in the 1950s, starting to grow and trade vegetables at the family farm near the village of Ardooie in Belgium. The village gave the company its name, and the farm provided the site for Ardo’s first vegetable freezing factory, built in 1977. Over the following years, Ardo developed its production and sales of frozen vegetables throughout Europe. Today Ardo owns fourteen production packing units in eight European countries. In 2007 the group grew, froze and sold 513,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to 52 countries, with a turnover of 520mio euro. From the far north to the deep south of Europe, the name of Ardo is synonymous with exceptional quality and service.
Ardo’s goal is the maximisation of its customer’s satisfaction. For this reason, from the start Ardo's philosophy has been to sell directly to the customers. In each country in which Ardo is active, there are sales offices run by our own commercial employees.
The Ardo product range offers a wide variety of frozen vegetables, vegetable mixes, vegetable preparations and fruit. Continuous innovation in developing products and production methods hand in hand with the customer ensures a fruitful association.
