Frumar, from São Leopoldo, announced the acquisition of Komdelli, in Tijucas, Santa Catarina, an operating unit of the Komlog group. With the purchase, the Leopoldian fish import and distribution company becomes one of the five largest corporations in the segment, with approximately 10% of the salmon market share.
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The deal, valued at more than R＄ 50 million, will increase Frumar’s production capacity by 10 times, to more than 800 tons of fish per month. According to the director of Frumar, Éderson Krummenauer, the estimated volume for 2023 could reach 10,000 tons and the group’s combined revenue should exceed R＄ 670 million in 2023, 66% more than last year.
According to Krummenauer, the company will retain all of Komdelli’s staff, which currently numbers approximately 150 people. Adding the Frumar team, which currently has around 200 employees, the group will directly employ more than 350 people.
“This acquisition is a fundamental part of the strategy to integrate and consolidate Frumar’s position in the fish processing chain. With this movement, Frumar gains greater relevance throughout the chain and starts to process and produce products with greater added value with direct access to the final consumer, seeking to build a strong and lasting brand”, evaluates the businessman, emphasizing that both brands , Frumar and Komdelli, will be maintained.
According to Krummenauer, it is worth mentioning the excellent operational structure of the company from Santa Catarina and the high level of automation, unique in the country in the processing and freezing of fish. “In addition to the excellent quality physical assets and the brand, one of the great assets absorbed by this acquisition is the team of employees, who bring enormous know-how in production processes and a professionalized management culture of crucial importance for the development of the company. company”, adds the businessman.
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The director also points out that the acquisition opens up a range of opportunities for expanding the processing of other fish, including for the foreign market. With an industrial area of 28,000 square meters and a refrigerated area of 7,200 square meters, the company from Santa Catarina has a strategic logistics position, as it is close to the main cargo ports and the largest fishing center in Brazil, Itajaí/SC.
The Komdelli unit joins five other Frumar units: in Porto Alegre/RS, São Leopoldo/RS, Passo Fundo/RS, Itapema/SC and São Paulo/SP.
Frumar, from São Leopoldo, announced the acquisition of Komdelli, in Tijucas, Santa Catarina, an operating unit of the Komlog group. With the purchase, the Leopoldian fish import and distribution company becomes one of the five largest corporations in the segment, with approximately 10% of the salmon market share.
brand maintenance
The deal, valued at more than R＄ 50 million, will increase Frumar’s production capacity by 10 times, to more than 800 tons of fish per month. According to the director of Frumar, Éderson Krummenauer, the estimated volume for 2023 could reach 10,000 tons and the group’s combined revenue should exceed R＄ 670 million in 2023, 66% more than last year.
According to Krummenauer, the company will retain all of Komdelli’s staff, which currently numbers approximately 150 people. Adding the Frumar team, which currently has around 200 employees, the group will directly employ more than 350 people.
“This acquisition is a fundamental part of the strategy to integrate and consolidate Frumar’s position in the fish processing chain. With this movement, Frumar gains greater relevance throughout the chain and starts to process and produce products with greater added value with direct access to the final consumer, seeking to build a strong and lasting brand”, evaluates the businessman, emphasizing that both brands , Frumar and Komdelli, will be maintained.
According to Krummenauer, it is worth mentioning the excellent operational structure of the company from Santa Catarina and the high level of automation, unique in the country in the processing and freezing of fish. “In addition to the excellent quality physical assets and the brand, one of the great assets absorbed by this acquisition is the team of employees, who bring enormous know-how in production processes and a professionalized management culture of crucial importance for the development of the company. company”, adds the businessman.
external market
The director also points out that the acquisition opens up a range of opportunities for expanding the processing of other fish, including for the foreign market. With an industrial area of 28,000 square meters and a refrigerated area of 7,200 square meters, the company from Santa Catarina has a strategic logistics position, as it is close to the main cargo ports and the largest fishing center in Brazil, Itajaí/SC.
The Komdelli unit joins five other Frumar units: in Porto Alegre/RS, São Leopoldo/RS, Passo Fundo/RS, Itapema/SC and São Paulo/SP.
