VION Food Group takes over food grade fat producer LARU

2011-05-10

On May 10 2011, VION has acquired the German company LARU (Langensiepen und Ruckebier), based in Bottrop.

LARU focuses on processing, refinement and packaging of pork and goose fat and vegetable fats and oils. Their products are marketed under the brand name LARU.

With this acquisition, VION strengthens its position in the market for packaged, melted fats.

The LARU product portfolio also offers new opportunities for better valorisation of food-grade animal fat.

LARU will become part of VION’s core acitivity VION Ingredients. The business and brand name LARU will continue to be used. LARU employs 40 people.

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VION N.V.
VION N.V. is an internationally operating food company with two core activities Food and Ingredients. The company produces high-quality foods and ingredients for humans and animals. VION has an annual turnover of € 9.0 billion and employs 27.000 staff worldwide. VION is a non-listed company and has a single agricultural shareholder: the Zuidelijke Land- en tuinbouworganisatie ZLTO [Dutch Southern Farmers and Market Gardeners Union] which has 18,000 members. VION’s head office is located in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.  

Note for the editors
For further information:

Marcel Henst, Manager Corporate Communications VION N.V.
tel.: +31 88 9953731.
E-mail: marcel.henst@vionfood.com