Fornaio del Casale

Fornaio del Casale, the Italian bakery producer trading as Gecchele, has acquired three Italian snack and confectionery companies to form a new group named Equipe Del Casale. The acquisitions of Castelfood, Figuli and Dolciaria Ponte Vecchio mark the first stage of a ‘buy-and-build’ strategy led by the Italian private equity firm Aksìa SGR, which acquired Fornaio del Casale in October. Castelfood specialises in ‘better-for-you’ cereal and vegetable snacks and has …