Architects of Ardian: Creating lasting change with innovative food solutions

Innovating food with Frulact

At Ardian, we are experts in navigating and embracing change, recognizing finance as a powerful agent of transformation. We enable this transformation through the Buyout team’s acquisitions, applying cutting-edge buy-and-build strategies to our portfolio companies, placing sustainability at the heart of our business.

Frulact, a top-ranked producer of added-value ingredients for the food industry, has been an Ardian portfolio company since 2020. Like Ardian, Frulact prioritizes innovation, sustainability, and agility in developing tailor-made solutions for its customers, priding itself on its unique Research & Development endeavors.

“Frulact has always tried to anticipate its customer's needs. Our customers are demanding more “Clean Label” solutions and Frulact today is leading the transition towards a more sustainable market,” adds Paulo Leal.

Transforming leading niche companies into global players

Ardian’s multinational investment team works with leading players across multiple industries, enabling them to become global leaders in their sector. Portugal-based Frulact is a prime example of this – with Ardian’s support, it is already one of the leading innovators in food solutions in the European market. 

Ardian seeks to foster Frulact’s growth by helping accelerate its strategic plan, leverage new acquisitions, and find new market opportunities. With Ardian's backing to consolidate its operations in Europe and establish a strong foothold in North America, Frulact is poised to become a leading global player in the food ingredients industry.

Ardian has in-depth knowledge gained from over 20 years of investing in the sector. 

We have deployed over €2.8 billion in more than 100 transactions and created a food and ingredients community of over 100 senior advisors, experts, management teams and entrepreneurs.

This gives us a long-term vision of the sector and access to unique information that guides our investment approach.

We see considerable long-term potential in the sector. Food is at the heart of a healthy, sustainable society, and therefore presents countless opportunities at every stage of the value chain.