Menigo

Sector/industry

Food service

Menigo is a leading Swedish food service company. It serves 20,000 customers with daily deliveries of frozen, chilled, colonial goods, fresh fruit and vegetables and fresh meat. Menigo operates from six warehouse locations in Sweden. Menigo was formerly a division within ICA AB, Sweden's largest food retailer, acquired by Nordic Capital Fund VI in 2006.

In February 2010, Brakes Group became the new principal owner of Menigo. Brakes is one of Europe's leading suppliers of food, drinks and equipment to the foodservice, sector with a turnover of about EUR 2.5 billion. Menigo continues to operate as an independent company in the Swedish market while benefiting from being a part of a larger group, from the Brake Group's 50 years experience as a focused food service supplier and its innovation capabilities. Menigo's customers will be able to select from the combined group's range of quality products.

Management:
  • Andreas Göthberg, CEO
  • Göran Hesseborn, CFO
Board of Directors:
  • Jörgen Johansson, Chairman
  • Johnny Engman
  • Matthew Fearn
  • Stuart Gent
  • Ian Goldsmith
  • Philip Jansen
  • Henrik Armus (employee representative)
  • Lars-Johan Eriksson (employee representative)
  • Thomas Magnusson (employee representative)
  • Anders Rydahl (employee representative)
Key Information: Revenues 2010*: EUR 497 million Employees: 1060 Ownership: Nordic Capital Fund VI Date of investment: 2006 Head office: Årsta, Sweden
* 2010 sales for companies still in portfolio; sales at exit for divested companies