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Valeo Foods

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Owned
UK
Rating
No rating

Consumer foods

Established in 2010. Acquired Balconi in 2015.

Company Ownership

Valeo Foods Ltd   IRL     website         
  CapVest Ltd   
   owns 100% of Valeo Foods Ltd  
UK     website   email      

Private equity firm

Capvest bought the Findus frozen food brand from EQT in 2007. EQT bought Findus from Nestle in 2000.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Valeo Foods Ltd
Environment Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
Business Ethics Corporate responsibility claims
This company has corporate responsibility claims on its website, including in the areas of environmental responsibility, and community engagement.
Source: company website (2018)
CapVest Ltd
Business Ethics UN Principles for Responsible Investment signatory
UNPRI is a set of six principles direct institutional investors may adopt to consider environmental, social and corporate governance issues when investing. UNPRI is a voluntary agreement.
Source: UNPRI (2020)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Subsidiaries Balconi SpA 

Sweet cakes maker

Founded in 1950. Balconi produce 5,000,000 sweet cakes per day in their factory in Italy.

Contact Details

Address Dublin, Ireland
Website www.valeofoodsgroup.com

Products / Brands

Balconi
Balconi Cakes


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