IBC Simply Acquires March Foods to Form Delightful Food Group
December 1, 2023
Hertfordshire-based Italian Beverage Company Limited (trading as IBC Simply) has acquired March Foods, a co-manufacturer and co-packer based in March, Cambridgeshire. The combined businesses will operate under a new parent, Delightful Food Group, with financing provided by Allica Bank and advisory support from Forward Corporate Finance.
- Buyers
- Italian Beverage Company Limited (IBC Simply)
- Targets
- March Foods Ltd
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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