IDESTA GROUP acquires DISPERATOR
The Idesta group, through the subsidiary Wapeco AB, has on May 8, 2023 acquired all the shares in Disperator AB from the previous owner, Disperator Holding AB
May 9, 2023
The acquisition adds a new product area of food waste management to the Idesta Group and strengthens Idesta’s position as a leading Nordic manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment.
Disperator AB has a long history as a supplier of disposers and processors for source sorting of food waste in commercial kitchens and households. Ever since the 1940s, the company has built up world-leading expertise in the development, production, and sale of equipment for efficient handling and source sorting of food waste. Disperator’s products are designed to cope with tough environments with high operational reliability, which has led to the products having a particularly strong position in marine galleys on ships and platforms and are sold to customers in that market all over the world.
All development and assembly of the products takes place in Segeltorp just south of Stockholm, Sweden. The customers are mainly manufacturers and retailers of commercial kitchen equipment and waste management systems, in the marine sector as well as the land-based commercial kitchen market. The company has 14 employees, and the business has a turnover of approx. SEK 30 million with solid profitability.
The acquisition broadens the Idesta Group’s offering to the commercial kitchen market. The combination of Idesta’s market presence in above all the Nordic catering market and Disperator’s customer base in marine catering will be strengthening for both parties. Through Disperator, the Idesta Group also gains a clearer presence in the Stockholm region, which constitutes a significant share of the Swedish catering market.
The Idesta Group’s co-owner Johan Wahlström has been appointed as CEO of Disperator, thus succeeding the previous owner Lars Holmqvist. All customer and supplier relationships continue unchanged. We wish that our successful relationships with customers and suppliers will continue and be further strengthened under the new management.
For further information contact:
Johan Wahlström
CEO, AB Idesta and Disperator AB
Email: johan.wahlstrom@idesta.se
Phone: +46 733 20 75 02
Idesta
The Idesta Group is a family-owned group of manufacturing companies in a range of industries – commercial kitchen equipment, transport equipment, hydropower equipment and speciality welding. The group includes the following companies: Disperator AB (Stockholm), Amsta Rostfritt AB (Eskilstuna), Idesta Foodtech AB (Malmö), Standardbox AB (Sölvesborg), Weldor AB (Köping), Bröderna Jakobssons Smide AB (Kolsva), Ergo Load AB (Vara) and Plåtspecialisten AB (Arlöv).
Post-acquisition, the Idesta Group has an annual turnover of approx. SEK 260 million and employs 140 people. For further information about Idesta, please see www.idesta.se.