Royal Zeelandia Group acquires
Belgian based
Wouters NV and its bakery activities.

Per May 1, Wouters N.V. is part of the Koninklijke Zeelandia Group. Wouters, a Belgian family business based in Lokeren, has been active in bakery ingredients, oils, and frying fats for almost 100 years.

 To Zeelandia Wouters is a strategic acquisition due to its strong quality image in the Belgian market as a manufacturer of bakery pastes for the traditional bakeries, and because of the growth potential for the rest of Europe.

With the acquisition of Wouters by Zeelandia, Wouters' oil & fats activities for Foodservice and Food Industry were sold to Remia, also a Dutch family business.

The acquisition of Wouters strengthens Zeelandia with several complementing process technologies, a very good addition to the existing competencies of Zeelandia, to further respond to the growing demand for innovation by both the small and medium-sized bakeries and industrial bakeries.

Wouters and its brands will remain active on the Belgian market alongside Zeelandia.

For more info please contact: marijke.buijs@zeelandia.com