Tetra Pak has completed the acquisition of cheese production equipment provider Obram, as the cheese sector shows promising signs of future growth.
The Polish firm manufactures automated solutions to improve the quality and efficiency of manual and semi-automated installations. Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging company, will benefit from Obram’s position as the market leader for cheese production technology in Poland, Russia, Belarus and parts of Eastern Europe.
New research from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation, suggests that world cheese consumption will increase by 16% over the next ten years. The popularity of fresh cheeses and lighter soft cheeses, which already accounts for half of absolute value growth within the global cheese market, will also grow as consumers become increasingly health conscious, the research added.
Tim High, executive vice preseident of Tetra Pak Processing Systems, said: “The addition of Obram to the Tetra Pak Group will strengthen our portfolio and broaden our capability in the rapidly expanding cheese sector, enabling us to be even more versatile to the needs of our customers. It complements our existing business extremely well.
“This acquisition will enhance our ability to help customers capture these opportunities, particularly in places like Central America, South America and India, where consumer demand for fresh cheese is growing at a tremendous pace.”
Obram president and CEO Zbigniew Raczyński said: “From an Obram perspective, this move is full of potential: it will help us to grow our business through Tetra Pak’s global sales channels, while allowing us to provide a broader range of products and services to our existing customers – everything from filtration and whey treatment to technical support and parts.”
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