Smilde Bakery sold the production and sales activities of their savoury biscuits to Euro Pâtisserie.

The assortment of cheese biscuits which is produced in Mijdrecht, now will be produced by van Doorn Bakkerijen in Spijkenisse as from July 1st 2008., a daughter company of Euro Pâtisserie.

Director Maiko van der Meer of Smilde Bakery about the sales:
“This specific assortment of luxury savoury biscuits does not fit well in our long term strategy and does not contribute to the efficiency and the profibility in this sector and enables to focus better on our core business activities

Director Frits Veldwijk of Euro Pâtisserie is also satisfied about the transaction:
“These products are an excellent accomplishment of our product range of savoury products and machinery can be integrated very well in our plant and is a good accomplishment of the present situation in Spijkenisse”

Profile Smilde Bakery:
Smilde Bakery is part of the Royal Smilde Food Group in Heerenveen and one of the three Business Units is Smilde Bakery where patisserie- and bakery products, snacks and seasonal products are produced. Smilde Bakery owns factories and sales offices in France, Belgium, England and Germany.

Totally about 300 people are working in their bakeries.

Profile Euro Pâtisserie:
Euro Pâtisserie is a producer of biscuits and cakes and is in Europe leading on the field of cheese puff pastry biscuits such as Cheese Straws and Cheese Butterflies, which products are distributed a.o. under the brands Euro Pâtisserie, Twiggles and Smelik. Last year in May Euro Pâtisserie acquired van Doorn Bakkerijen, market leader in Holland on the field of small cookies.

Totally about 300 people are working in their factories.

Twello, June 2008