Leading chilled Food to Go manufacturer Adelie Foods, is delighted to announce that it has acquired Irish food manufacturer and distributor, The Bite Group Ltd.
The deal will further strengthen Adelie’s existing manufacturing and distribution operation and importantly, provide the company with access to the growing Irish Food to Go market.
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Commenting on the deal, Adelie Foods’ Chairman, Per Harkjaer explains; “I am delighted that we have been able to acquire Irish Food to Go manufacturer and distributor, The Bite Group. This will further strengthen our intention to be the leading Food-to-Go supplier in the U.K. & Irish market. I am extremely excited by the opportunities that the deal will provide both us and our customers for future growth.”
The Bite Group, formed seventeen years ago, supplies a wide range of quality brand and private label chilled ready to eat foods, and third party products, to the retail, food service , coffee shop and travel sectors.
Adelie Foods’ Director of International Business, Mark Keating, who will oversee the integration of the business into the Adelie family explains; “The deal is a great opportunity for both businesses and will allow us to extend our existing customer offer and enable them to share with us the exciting opportunities that lay ahead. I am looking forward to working with its founder, Michael Keogh over the coming months. ”
The Bite Group invested in a new 20,000 sq ft state of the art production facility in Enniskillen, NI during 2007 and has distribution centres in Enniskillen, Belfast, Dublin and Cork.
