2011
Bonduelle continues its international development

San Paolo of Argon factory, in Italy
In Spain, the Ardo and Bonduelle groups, respectively the leader and number two in terms of frozen vegetable production in Europe, created an industrial joint venture in 2011 with a view to supplying the Spanish and Portuguese markets in frozen vegetables, including the Findus brand, with whom they signed an exclusive manufacturing agreement.
The agreement signed between Bonduelle and Ardo details the implementation of a joint venture in Spain, grouping together the Benimodo (Bonduelle) site and the packaging and storage site of Marcilla (Ardo).
In Italy, Bonduelle inaugurated the San Paolo d’Argon plant, the largest packaged green salad production site. Bonduelle took over the Kelet Food assets in Hungary and the Cecab Group assets in Russia. In the USA, Bonduelle bought 3 frozen food plants and a packaging site from the Allens Group.