Unox acquires Roboqbo and aims for 400 million turnover in 2026

The Unox Group distributes its products in more than 110 countries and is present with direct sales offices and subsidiaries in 44 countries. More than 770 professionals worldwide are dedicated every day to marketing, sales, customer care and technical support, providing customers with extensive global support. The integration of Roboqbo's products within this global distribution and service platform will create commercial synergies and cross-selling opportunities, enhanced by an extensive pre- and post-sales support system, accelerating the growth and international spread of new products.

"This acquisition,' says Nicola Michelon, CEO, 'gives us access to a new technological package, reinforcing our mission to offer intelligent solutions to the needs of foodservice professionals: with Roboqbo machines, alongside our intelligent ovens, we aim to offer our customers an integrated solution that allows them to manage all food preparation and cooking processes. In the coming months we will begin a process of integrating our sales and technical assistance networks in the foodservice equipment world, which will aim to rapidly increase Roboqbo's volumes and turnover, creating the necessary conditions to increase the resources available for Research and Development and Operations; Roboqbo's activities in the cosmetics sector will be reinforced with targeted investments in both marketing and market development. The integration with our technological and supply infrastructure will take a longer period of time, which we estimate to be about 3 years, but will lead to further commercial and industrial synergies, with a positive impact on the territory where Roboqbo has always been rooted both in terms of employment and facilities. We expect to see the positive impacts of this acquisition already on the Group's 2026 turnover, which we expect to be around EUR 400 million."

This acquisition is part of a scenario of profound transformation for the catering world. The lack of qualified personnel, difficulties in finding labour, the need to guarantee constant standards and the search for greater versatility in cooking processes are the most urgent challenges for operators in the sector today. The combination of intelligent ovens and new generation multifunctional robots represent a concrete and technologically advanced answer to these needs: intelligent and versatile tools that automate cooking and preparation processes, guaranteeing repeatability, productivity and ease of use. With automatic cleaning functions, simplified maintenance and preset cooking programmes, these solutions combine innovation and practicality, simplifying kitchen management and enabling productivity even in the event of staff shortages. UNOX thus intends to flank its ovens with a new ecosystem of automatic and customisable tools able to expand cooking possibilities and concretely support kitchen professionals in responding to global trends in the foodservice market.

UNOX was assisted in the transaction by Adacta Advisory with the team of Paolo Masotti as financial advisor and Adacta Tax & Legal for the legal aspects.