Food, Windoria a 4 billion turnover colossus is born
It includes the Italian La Doria di Angri and the American Winland, both controlled by Investindustrial's LDW Investment Top Holding
by Vera Viola
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A new important change for La Doria, a company from Agro Nocerino Sarnese and European leader in the production of vegetable preserves. In fact, La Doria, together with the American Winland Foods, is part of Windoria, a new name approved by the Board of Directors of LDW Investment Top Holding, an investment company indirectly controlled by affiliated funds managed or advised by Investindustrial, a major European investment group.
Windoria is a platform to develop synergies between La Doria - a leading European player in the supply of long-life Italian private label specialty foods - and Winland Foods - a leading US producer of private label and branded foods for the retail and foodservice channels. It is a leading global food manufacturer, headquartered in London, offering a comprehensive and differentiated product portfolio, resilient supply chain and high quality to retailers, foodservice distributors and major brands on all continents.
With almost $4 billion in sales, 28 state-of-the-art production facilities and 5,000 employees, Windoria brings a vertically integrated supply chain and decades of expertise in the food industry to a global scale, supporting customers in developing and launching innovative new products, differentiating their brands and increasing value for consumers.
With roots dating back to 1848 in the United States with Zerega, the first American pasta manufacturer, and in the mid-twentieth century with La Doria, thanks to the Ferraioli family, which still runs the company today, Windoria produces for the world's leading retailers, for some of the fastest growing brands in North America, and also manages its own brands (over 40) at regional and national level.
"Windoria's solutions can now be found on supermarket shelves all over the world _ said Eric Beringause, CEO of Windoria _ As a strategic partner to retailers, foodservice operators and food brands, Windoria offers its customers a wide range of products to meet evolving consumer preferences, a robust supply chain spanning multiple continents, and unparalleled quality.
