Generale Conserve

Casalasco, Italy’s leading grower and processor of tomatoes, has announced that it has acquired the De Rica brand of tomato products from canned foods firm Generale Conserve. Casalasco describes De Rica as a historic Italian brand synonymous with natural, authentic and high quality products. The firm added that the brand’s relaunch by General Conserve at the end of 2013 had boosted its presence in the premium canned vegetable segment both …

Cremonini, the Italian food manufacturer and distributor and Europe’s leading beef producer, is acquiring the traditional meat brand Manzotin from Generale Conserve, according to reports in European Supermarket Magazine and the Gazzetta di Modena. Manzotin, Italy’s second biggest preserved meat brand with a market presence of more than 50 years, and was previously acquired by canned fish specialist Generale Conserve from Bolton Alimentari. Genoa-based Generale Conserve is Italy’s second largest …