# Krones acquires 45% stake in Perfinox for high-viscous food solutions

Krones signed agreements on April 16, 2024, to acquire a 45% equity stake in Perfinox Industria Metalurgica, a Portuguese provider of solutions for high-viscous food products such as hummus, ketchup, and condiments. The investment strengthens Krones' process technology segment.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-04-01
- Where: near Porto, Portugal
- Status: announced
- Products: high-viscous food processing equipment, scraped surface heat exchangers
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Krones](https://endata.com/companies/1481.md) (acquirer)
- [Perfinox Industria Metalurgica](https://endata.com/companies/76892.md) (target)
- [PERFINOX](https://endata.com/companies/76899.md) (target)

## Sources

- [foodtechbiz.com](https://www.foodtechbiz.com/business-updates/krones-increases-high-viscous-food-capabilities-with-minority-investment-in-perfinox), 2024-04-18: "On 16 April 2024, Krones signed agreements leading to the acquisition of a 45% equity stake in Perfinox Industria Metalurgica (Perfinox)."
- [perfinox.pt](https://www.perfinox.pt/press-release-krones-increases-high-viscous-food-capabilities-with-minority-investment-in-perfinox/), 2024-04-18: "PERFINOX Industria Metalúrgica S.A. a specialist in high viscous food processing, announces a significant step in its global expansion strategy with the acquisition of a 45% equity stake by Krones."
- [businessday.ng](https://businessday.ng/companies/article/krones-buys-45-stake-in-perfinox-to-boost-west-africas-food-processing/), 2025-03-26: "The deal, which was sealed in April of 2024, also provide Krones with applications for pasteurisation by using scraped surface heat exchangers."

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