A&R Carton takes majority stake in SP Containers

摘要

Swedish cartons group A&R Carton has become the majority shareholder of food and retail packaging supplier SP Containers after buying another 34% of the company. A&R, which has 14 factories across eight countries in Europe, now owns 67% of SP Containers. The deal comes two and a half years after A&R first invested in the Rotherham company. SP Containers specialises in paperboard-based containers and cups for products such as ice cream, dairy, confectionery and petfood.