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Aarburg, 13.05. 2008 08:22
Franke sells the deep fryer manufacturer frifri aro SA to Middleby
Franke is sellingFranke sells the deep fryer manufacturer frifri aro SA to Middleby
the business operations of the company frifri aro SA in
La Neuveville, Switzerland, together with assets and liabilities,
to Middleby Switzerland AG, the Swiss subsidiary
of Middleby Corporation, USA, within the framework
of an asset transfer. This sale is in accordance
with the strategic focus of the Franke Group. The
approx. 40 employees will be taken over by the new
owner.
frifri aro SA in La Neuveville, Switzerland, has signed an
agreement with Middleby Switzerland AG concerning the
sale of frifri’s business operations together with assets and
liabilities within the framework of an asset transfer. The
approx. 40 employees in Switzerland and Germany are being
taken on by Middleby Switzerland AG. The production of
professional deep fryers in La Neuveville will be continued,
and the “frifri” brand will continue to be marketed around the
world.
The sale of frifri is in accordance with the strategic focus of
the Franke Group, which is to concentrate on the core activities
comprising Franke Kitchen Systems, Franke Foodservice
Systems, Franke Coffee Systems, Franke Washroom
Systems, and Franke Beverage Systems.
Franke is confident that this sale and the integration of frifri
in Middleby represent a beneficial long-term solution.
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Franke is a global supplier of products, services and tailored
solutions for food preparation in homes and in the catering
sector in the broadest sense. The Franke Group, with its
holding domicile in Aarburg, Switzerland, employs around
13,000 people around the world, and is today anchored in
42 countries with over 80 subsidiaries. The two divisions
Franke Kitchen Systems (sinks, extraction hoods, taps,
cooking hobs, ovens), and Franke Foodservice Systems
(systems and services for quick service restaurants) are the
global market leaders in their fields of business, with exports
to over 100 countries. Further activities of the Franke Group
comprise Franke Washroom Systems (washroom and
sanitary systems in the public and semi-public field), Franke
Coffee Systems with a broad product programme of fullyautomatic,
professional and semi-professional coffee machines,
Franke Beverage Systems as well as industrial
technology. In the year 2007 Franke generated consolidated
sales of CHF 3,021 million.
The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice
equipment industry. The company develops, manufactures,
markets and services a broad line of equipment
used for commercial food cooking, preparation and processing.
The company’s leading equipment brands serving the
commercial foodservice industry include Blodgett®, Blodgett
Combi®, Blodget Range®, Bloomfield Carter Hoffmann®,
CTX®, Holman®, Houno®, Jade®, Lang®, MagiKitch’n®,
Middleby Marshall®, Nu-Vu®, Pitco Frialator®, Southbend®,
Star®, Toastmaster® and Wells®. The company’s leading
equipment brands serving the food processing industry include
Alkar®, MP Equipment®, and RapidPak®.
Kontaktinformationen:
Franke Holding AG
Franke-Strasse 2
P.O. Box 230
4663 Aarburg
Switzerland
Natascha Widmer
Franke Corporate Communications
Tel. +41 62 787 38 69 / +41 79 771 90 73
Fax +41 62 787 30 37
www.franke.com
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