German fruitmaker Zentis acquires the U.S. firm Sweet Ovations
Sweet Ovations has a manufacturing facility in Philadelphia and one near Los Angeles. Zentis has a facility in Plymouth, Ind.
Zentis said on Friday, Nov. 2 it acquired Sweet Ovations LLC from Speyside Equity, a private equity firm. Sweet Ovations has a manufacturing facility in Philadelphia and one near Los Angeles. Zentis has a facility in Plymouth, Ind.
Zentis, a family-owned business founded in Aachen, Germany in 1893, calls itself "the leading fruit-processing company in Europe." The company operates four divisions: fruit preparations for the dairy industry; gourmet jams, jellies and sweet cream spreads; fruit preparations for the bakery and confectionery industry; and confectionery products (marzipan and chocolate speciality consumer goods). For the dairy industry, it also offers stable cereals for yogurt.