Kadi
IDAK Holding AG is a successful, market-oriented investment company with holdings in established companies in the food production sector.
IDAK IN PROFILE
IDAK Holding AG is the parent company of KADI AG in Langenthal (CH) and Margherita Srl in Fregona (IT). IDAK Holding focuses on specialised companies and manufacturers in the premium food delicacy sector, with which mutual synergies and growth opportunities can be achieved and benefited from. KADI is an innovative supplier of potato products and snacks. Margherita Srl is a premium pizza manufacturer from north-eastern Italy (Fregona), founded in 2001, which produces chilled and frozen pizzas as well as pizza snacks that are distributed worldwide.
HOW INVISION PLAYS ITS PART
Invision acquired a majority stake in KADI AG through a tertiary buyout and together with management and co-investors. In 2020, IDAK acquired Margherita Srl in Italy. The decisive factor for the owners and management was not only to secure the independence of the companies with Invision, but also to obtain an entrepreneurial partner who is committed to the production sites in Langenthal and Fregona and supports the further development of the company on the basis of excellent local market knowledge and experience in the consumer goods sector.
With the know-how and resources that Invision brings into this partnership, we are confident in the future and look forward to collaborate in order to create lasting value for all stakeholders. We are very pleased to have Invision, an experienced and entrepreneurial investor from Switzerland, on our side ensuring our independence and committing to our production site in Langenthal as well as all current jobs.
SNAPSHOT
INDUSTRY
Food processing
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
180
REVENUE
CHF 70 Mio.
INVESTED
2018
TYPE OF INVESTMENT
Tertiary buyout
WEBSITE
MILESTONES
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
- Organic growth and expansion of market leadership in Switzerland through broadening of product portfolio
- Increasing the share of non-regulated products
- Assessment of complimentary add-on acquisitions in Switzerland and abroad
OPERATIONAL MEASURES
- Drive innovation with further value-added potato products
- Introduction of small batch production for the development of niche specialties