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Sabert Corporation acquires KeCo Ltd

Sabert Corporation, a global leader in innovative and sustainable food packaging solutions, has acquired UK-based KeCo Limited via its European subsidiary, Sabert Corporation Europe S.A.  KeCo is a fast-growing UK manufacturer and provider of sustainable foodservice packaging made from paperboard and bagasse.

“The acquisition of KeCo is a unique opportunity for Sabert Europe to further enhance its portfolio of sustainable foodservice packaging solutions. KeCo is a great company with a strong record of developing and marketing innovative and eco-friendly packaging solutions with a high level of quality and service to its UK customers. The combination of KeCo and Sabert will support our growth strategy to meet European foodservice customers’ growing demand for sustainable solutions. We warmly welcome KeCo’s team to the Sabert family,” said Philippe Leemans, CEO of Sabert Europe.

“By joining the Sabert group, we will have access to larger resources and an extended global market presence. This will accelerate our future growth as we capitalise on the combined distribution network and the European footprint of Sabert, which we are all very excited about.” said the directors of KeCo, Jamie Kearns (operations director), John Young (sales & marketing director) and Alan Pealling (finance director).

The entire KeCo team remains in place and joins the Sabert team in order to continue the excellent work in servicing its customers.

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