Tulip Food Company, a subsidiary of meat processing company Danish Crown, acquires Danish bacon company Zandbergen. Currently, the financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed by neither of the companies.
Based in Haarlem, the Netherlands, Zandbergen produces a wide range of bacon products, including: pre-cooked, sliced and diced bacon, as well as bacon cubes, bits and flakes.The company’s bacon products are distributed to various retailers, wholesalers and other food service outlets across Europe.
Tulip Food CEO Kasper Lenbroch was quoted: “With the purchase of Zandbergen, Tulip takes a big leap forward. By welcoming Baconspecialist Zandbergen as a new member of the Tulip family, we intensify one of our core competencies. We get new capacity and new product opportunities like fried bacon with this very well-managed and family-driven company, which is strong and very popular in the bacon market. We will maintain and expand the forces of the company and at the same time ensure that Tulip’s competencies are incorporated to bring mutual benefits.”
Tulip Food Company operates a number of brands such as PåLækker, GØL, and Steff-Houlberg.
The acquisition aims to strengthen the companies position in the pork industry with an increased product range and production capacity.
Zandbergen co-founder Robert Zandbergen was quoted: “We look forward to becoming part of Tulip Food Company, which we know as a strong and innovative player in the European market for processed meat and which is already well-known for its popular products such as pulled pork, snacking and spare ribs.”