Blog

Nutreco acquires South African premix company | Feed Strategy

Nutreco has acquired the South African premix company Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH) from Kaonne Investments for an undisclosed price.

Nutreco has acquired the South African premix company Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH) from Kaonne Investments for an undisclosed price. ANH will be fully integrated into Trouw Nutrition South Africa. Dog Vet

Nutreco acquires South African premix company | Feed Strategy

Announcing the deal, Nutreco’s MD Africa Rob Kiers said: “South Africa is the continent’s largest producer and feed market. Closing this deal with Kaonne Investments is part of Nutreco’s strategy to expand our base in Africa. I’m delighted that we are acquiring such a solid business.”

He added: “We have worked closely with the owners of ANH for a long time and we know that our cultures and approaches to business are very complimentary. This move will further underpin our activities in South Africa and ensure we can bring our leading products to even more farms in the country.”

Under the acquisition, Kaonne and Trouw Nutrition will continue to work together.

According to Feed Strategy’s Top Feed Companies database, Netherlands-based Nutreco is a global powerhouse in aquafeed and animal nutrition. Its two global company brands, Skretting (fish and shrimp feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition), boast sales in more than 90 countries.

In 2018, Nutreco produced 9 million metric tons of feed in its 100 feed mills worldwide.

In Spain, Nutreco is the top poultry producer under the brand Sada, the leading producer of compound feeds under the brand Nanta, and a major pig producer under the brand Inga. In Canada, Nutreco owns Shur-Gain, Landmark Feeds and Hi-Pro Feeds, which also holds a footprint in the U.S.

Additional subsidiaries dominate the premix and specialty feed markets in Europe (15 production facilities), the Americas (17 plants) and Asia (3 factories).

Nutreco acquires South African premix company | Feed Strategy

Broiler Premix Chicken The company also operates joint ventures in Venezuela and Egypt. Nutreco is a wholly owned subsidiary of SHV Holdings N.V.