Facts & Figures
The history of the group goes back to 1999, when the predecessor of Refresco, Menken Beverages, is formed with a split off of Menken Drinks and Refrescos de Sur Europa S.A. from a major Dutch dairy group. In 1999 Menken Beverages had a turnover of € 125 million. In 2000 Menken Beverages acquired Krings Fruchtsaft GmbH, previously owned by the Krings family, to be able to provide a broader range of products to customers.
The foundation of the Refresco Holding takes place on March 30th 2000. At that time Refresco consists of five production facilities in The Netherlands, Spain and Germany. In 2000 Refresco had a turnover of € 300 million.
Two years later in April 2002 Hardthof Fruchtsaft GmbH and Délifruits S.A. were acquired. Through Hardthof, Refresco gained access to the knowledge to serve the fast growing segment of discount retail chains. Délifruits is a specialist in aseptic cold filling in PET and is well known for its innovative capabilities. In 2003 the group completed the acquisition of Interfruit Vital S.A. in order to secure the supply of direct orange juice of the highest quality and to be able to serve our clients with fruit juice in Spain and Portugal. In 2004 the group invested heavily in aseptic filling capacity both in France and Spain. Also in 2004 Vip-Juicemaker Oy in Finland was acquired to supply our customers in Scandinavia. In 2007 Refresco expanded it's scope to new markets in Poland (Kentpol) and the UK (Histogram). In the Benelux and France Refresco acquired Sun Beverage Company which gave the company access to mineral water through Sunco and reinforced the position in France with Nuits St George.
In 2009 Refresco closed two agreements: one to acquire a soft drinks production site in The Netherlands and another to closely cooperate in the juice business in Spain. In 2010 Refresco acquired the German company Soft Drinks International (SDI). The most recent acquisition was signed in January 2011 when Refresco acquired Spumador, the largest producer of private label carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and mineral water in Italy.
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| Established Turnover 2010 Depreciation Investments Employees (fte.) Average turnover per fte Production capacity Filling lines Additional production lines Certifications |
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Quality certifications
All of Refresco's production sites have been certified according to the International Food Standard (IFS) or, in the UK, to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) protocol to ensure food safety. We have completed the ISO 14001 certification for the majority of our production sites, with two sites acquired in 2010 scheduled for completion by the end of 2011.
What is IFS?
IFS stands for International Food Standard, which is developed to ensure the safety of the products that are sold. IFS helps to comply with all legal safety requirements and gives common and transparent standards to all concerned suppliers as well as a concrete and strong answer to the high safety expectations of customers. The end goal is to continuously improve safety for the consumer.
