CIRFOOD, a leading Italian cooperative enterprise operating in commercial catering and welfare services, present in 17 regions and 74 provinces of Italy as well as in Holland and Belgium, with a production of over 86 million meals in 2022, and a staff of approximately 12,000 people, has acquired Laneri S.r.l., a company based in Grugliasco (TO), active in collective catering mainly in the Turin area.
Laneri is a historic and renowned company, every day servicing some of the most important companies and entities in the area. CIRFOOD sees its acquisition as an important strategic opportunity for control and development in Piemonte.
"Laneri represents a case of excellence, with important territorial roots and strong customer loyalty, values fully shared by CIRFOOD and, always, fundamental elements of its strategy" comments Chiara Nasi, President of CIRFOOD. "With this acquisition CIRFOOD is committed to creating value, sharing its skills and, at the same time, preserving the authenticity of a historic company like Laneri. This is why we asked Rosa Laneri to be part of our team, with the aim of continuing to expand, together, the presence of CIRFOOD in Piemonte".
Umberto Lanzalonga and Rosa Laneri, founders of Laneri S.r.l., commented on the operation: "We are happy and proud that an important company like CIRFOOD, among the main collective catering companies in Italy and Europe, has chosen our company for the consolidation in the area of Piemonte, and we are confident that with their guidance we will have a brilliant future".
CIRFOOD was assisted by Marco Polo Advisor as Corporate and Financial Advisor with a team composed of Giovanni Maldarizzi, Samuele Maranzana and Filippo Rozzanigo, and by PNN e Associati with Massimiliano Nepi and Caterina Del Taglia for the financial and fiscal Due Diligence aspects.
Laneri was assisted by Studio Russo with Dr. Gennaro Russo for tax and corporate aspects and by Studio Vinai with the lawyer. Franco Vinai for the legal aspects.