Aasted Begins a New Chapter as Part of Piovan Group
Together for the future of food processing
As of October 1st, Aasted is officially part of PiovanGroup. The new ownership marks the beginning of an important chapter in Aasted’s more than 100 year history and brings together complementary capabilities, global reach, and a shared ambition for the future of food production.
Earlier this year, we announced that the Aasted and Hedstrøm families had entered into an agreement for Aasted to join PiovanGroup. Today, that next chapter begins.
For more than a century, Aasted has been built on innovation, entrepreneurship, customer focus and long term thinking. From our roots in Denmark, we have grown into a global technology leader within process solutions and equipment for the chocolate, confectionery, and bakery industries.
Becoming part of PiovanGroup gives us the opportunity to build further on that foundation, while opening new possibilities for our customers, our partners, and our organisation.
Bringing together complementary expertise
Piovan Group has built a strong global position through organic growth, strategic acquisitions and continuous innovation. The ambition is now to apply this experience to the continued development of its Food Division.
Aasted will become the platform for Food Processing, complementing the existing capabilities of Piovan Food & Powder within Food Handling.
Together, these capabilities cover almost the entire customer value chain, from the handling and storage of raw materials through to processing and the final product, with packaging as the primary step outside the combined scope.
This creates a strong foundation for developing more complete and integrated solutions for food manufacturers around the world.
More possibilities for our customers
Food production is becoming increasingly complex. Manufacturers are managing a growing variety of products and recipes while facing demands for greater efficiency, flexibility, and consistent quality. At the same time, global operations require access to expertise and support across markets.
By bringing Aasted and PiovanGroup together, our ambition is to address these needs across a broader part of the production process.
Customers will benefit from access to complementary technologies and expertise within both food handling and food processing, with the possibility of increasingly integrated solutions across the production line.
Just as importantly, being part of a larger global organisation strengthens our ability to be close to customers around the world. The ambition is to build a global Food business that can support customers across the value chain, wherever they operate.
Building on more than 100 years of Aasted
While our ownership is changing, the foundations on which Aasted has been built remain important to our future.
Innovation, customer focus, and long term thinking have shaped Aasted for generations. In recent years, sustainability and the development of more energy efficient technologies have also become an increasingly important part of our purpose and strategic ambition.
These priorities will continue as we enter this new chapter.
Aasted will bring its processing expertise, technologies, people, and customer relationships into PiovanGroup, while gaining access to a broader international organisation and complementary capabilities.
The result is not simply a broader portfolio. It is an opportunity to think more holistically about how food production lines are designed, integrated, and supported.
A shared ambition for the future
Our ambition is to create a stronger global offering for the food industry, combining specialised solutions with the ability to deliver more complete production lines.
As Filippo Zuppichin describes the vision:
“Our vision is to create a truly global company that can deliver complete, fully integrated production lines and the best-in-class point solutions from raw material handling to final products.
Wherever chocolate is produced in the world, we want to be there.”
For Aasted, the 1st of October therefore represents both continuity and change.
We remain committed to the customers, industries, and technologies that have shaped Aasted for more than a century. At the same time, becoming part of PiovanGroup gives us new opportunities to combine expertise, extend our global reach, and develop solutions across more of the food production value chain.
