Cerealto, the international business of Spanish food firm Grupo Siro, has acquired a factory from Mexican biscuit maker Marian.
The acquisition is of a factory located in the town of Tepeji del Río Ocampo, in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The factory employs 236 staff. It is the sole production facility for Marian’s cookies.
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A spokesperson for Cerealto added it was focused on producing private-label products.
Bruno Del Rio, Latin American market director at Cerealto, said: “We will continue producing Marian biscuits from the Tepeji factory as today, and we will be able to serve other clients in Mexico and the United States. In this first phase, we will work to optimise processes, facilitate the transfer of production and investment and strengthen teams with a particular emphasis on quality, food safety and R&D.”
