Barry Callebaut to Acquire D’Orsogna Dolciaria

Barry Callebaut signed an agreement to acquire D’Orsogna Dolciaria, which will further strengthen its specialties and decorations business, in particular in Europe.

D’Orsogna Dolciaria, a family-owned Italian B2B company, is known as a leading supplier of high-quality decoration and inclusion solutions mainly for food manufacturers, including bakery products.

This acquisition underlines Barry Callebaut’s strategic efforts to expand in the specialties and decorations segment.

Sales volume of D’Orsogna Dolciaria in 2016 was around 12,000 tonnes, with sales revenues of approx. EUR52m.

Antoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO of Barry Callebaut said:  “This acquisition is a perfect fit with our ’smart growth’ strategy and will allow us to further accelerate the growth of our Specialties & Decorations business.”

Pictured: Massimo Garavaglia (Barry Callebaut, president EMEA) and Valerio Dorsogna (CEO of D’Orsogna Dolciaria)