McCain Foods boosts portfolio with Scelta Products acquisition

The deal will strengthen the frozen food company’s position in the frozen vegetable space and follows recent acquisitions by McCain that include Ad van Geloven, Strong Roots and Forno De Minas.

“With common customers and shared values as family-owned companies, there is a natural complement between McCain Foods and Scelta Products,” says Max Koeune, CEO of McCain Foods. “We feel honoured and privileged to build on the legacy of Scelta Products, bringing their delicious product to our customers as we expand on the fantastic business that Scelta’s founders have created.”

Scelta Products has been a business partner of McCain’s for the past 13 years and produces items including onion rings, battered and breaded mushrooms and vegetable starters and snacking items.

“After more than a decade of building a successful business partnership, we are thrilled to officially become part of the McCain Foods family,” say Jos Koster and Wilco Boone, co-founders of Scelta Products.

“Our companies have grown together over the years, and I’m excited to see that continue. In joining forces with McCain, a global leader in prepared appetizer products with similar business values to ours, I am confident that the legacy of Scelta Products’ will continue to be built upon.”