Arla Foods sells Medipharm to Chr Hansen

摘要

Danish ingredients company Chr Hansen has acquired Arla Foods' Swedish subsidiary, Medipharm, in a deal expected to take effect in January 2008. Medipharm specialises in probiotic bacteria cultures. It operates subsidiaries in Sweden, US, the Czech Republic and Hungary and has annual sales of SEK130 million (€13.7m). The purchase price has not been disclosed.