Bolton Group
| Bolton Group Srl | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Srl |
| founding | 1949 |
| Seat | Milan , Italy |
| management |
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| Number of employees | > 10,000 |
| sales | EUR 1.96 billion (2016) |
| Branch | Food, cosmetics, adhesives, detergents |
| Website | www.boltongroup.net |
The Bolton Group is an Italian holding company with major activities in the food industry , but also in the non-food sector with cleaning agents, cosmetics and adhesives.
history
The company was founded in 1949 by Joseph Nissim, a former Procter & Gamble employee . In 1992, Bolton entered the cosmetics industry with the takeover of the Collistar brand in Italy.
Since 1994, the holding company has been the owner of the well-known German manufacturer of adhesives , UHU , whose activities have been combined in UHU Holding GmbH .
With the acquisition of Saupiquet in France in 1999, the company becomes the leading European manufacturer of canned seafood.
Data
34% of sales are generated in Italy , 10% in France , 9% in Spain and 4% in Germany ; 17% come from the rest of Europe , 26% from outside Europe.
69% of sales are achieved with food; the non-food area (31%) brings 10% wellness, 9% household, cleaning and laundry detergents, 9% adhesives and 3% cosmetics.
Brands and subsidiaries
The holding is u. a. owned by the following brands or subsidiaries:
- Food:
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Cosmetics , wellness etc.
- Borotalco; Talcum powder , especially as baby powder , in Florence since 1878
- Collistar
- Rogé Cavaillès; France
- Household, cleaning and laundry detergents
- Adhesive
- Bison; Netherlands and Belgium
- Griffon; France
- UHU ; Germany
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ours numbers , on www.boltongroup.net , accessed on March 6, 2020