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Stefano Pellegatta appointed General Manager of Zeus EU

adminpetruzalek — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:13:16 +0000

Stefano Pellegatta appointed General Manager of Zeus EU

Due to ongoing strategic expansion across Europe, Zeus have announced the appointment of Stefano Pellegatta, taking up the role of European General Manager, responsible for day-to-day leadership of all Zeus business units across mainland Europe. Stefano Pellegatta holds a master’s degree in Production & Engineering Management, he carries a proven track record in Supply Chain Logistics, Procurement & General Management. Mr Pellegatta joined Sirap Group in February 2009, working his way up to Group Supply Chain Director, until taking responsibility as General Manager in 2016, for the Petruzalek business operating within the Sirap Group. Petruzalek was acquired by Zeus in February 2021. Stefano takes responsibility for over €100m of turnover across 15 Countries.

Speaking on the appointment, Zeus CEO, Keith Ockenden said, ‘Zeus has a development strategy throughout Europe, we are enjoying rapid growth within Manufacturing, Food Service, E-Commerce, Retail and the Logistics Sectors. European companies are looking to consolidate supply of their packaging requirements, leveraging greater economies of scale, and implementing wider environmentally friendly, innovative packaging solutions. Zeus now have reach across 15 countries, servicing over 30 markets within Europe. Our operational capability needs to be streamlined, product ranges and services aligned. We need to capitalise on our sales and distribution capabilities to ensure we maintain our growth strategy. In order to achieve this, it is vital we strengthen our leadership and communication.’

‘Stefano has great all-round capability, proven in international and complex environments. He is an enthusiastic and dynamic and instinctive leader, and we believe he will facilitate the desired value through the organisation. I look forward to building a strong European Leadership team who will navigate the continued growth of our business across mainland Europe.’

Speaking on his appointment, Stefano said: “I was delighted when I knew ZEUS had an interest in Petruzalek, excited when we joined the ZEUS family and now am extremely proud to be embarking on this new opportunity within the group. We start a new year on a new journey with passionate, skilled, and determined people. Together with consistent plans, all the ingredients are there to support the ambitious targets of our group through these challenging times. “

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Petruzalek published an advertisement in the famous “Inside Food and Drink magazine”

adminpetruzalek — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:55:34 +0000

Petruzalek ad in the famous magazine “Inside Food and Drink”

We were delighted to support our business partner Domaine Boyar in their excellent article on local wine production in Bulgaria.

Seizing the opportunity, Zeus Petruzalek showed the main packaging products, bag in box solutions and packaging machinery from Laferpack in the latest edition of “Inside Food and Drink”.

Zeus Petruzalek
info@petruzalek.com
www.petruzalek.com

Check the full article in Inside Fruit and Drink!

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Petruzalek participation in the upcoming events

adminpetruzalek — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:12:12 +0000

Petruzalek has been participating in the major European fairs and exhibitions regularly since 1990s, and therefore this year must not be missed either. As in previous years, this year we will present all our innovative and sustainable packaging solutions.

Taropak and Regal are the upcoming international fairs, which we will be delighted to welcome our customers and business partners.

Taropak (04-06.10.2021 Poznan, Poland) is the largest forum in this part of Europe where the latest technological solutions for the packaging industry are presented. The fair provides an opportunity to learn about the latest offerings and observe trends in the packaging industry, both in terms of production, materials used, as well as design or purpose. Together with Zeus Poland, we will present our latest sustainable solutions including containers, menu boxes, cutlery sets, biodegradable films, and packaging machines.

Regal 2021 (14.10.2021 Donnerstag, Austria) is an exclusive networking event that brings together exhibitors, speakers, and market leaders in the food industry. At our stand we will exhibit an important part of our new products and developments, so it is definitely worth to visit us. Come and meet us at Regal!

We kindly invite you to complete the form to get more information about the tickets.

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Zeus Group completes the acquisition of Petruzalek

adminpetruzalek — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:35:42 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Zeus Group completed the acquisition of Petruzalek.
Combining these two great companies will provide a wide range of packaging solutions for companies in the retail, food manufacturing & processing, hospitality (HORECA), wholesale & distribution and logistics sectors.
Zeus Petruzalek will continue to service and distribute existing products and will have the opportunity to introduce innovations, new products and services now we are part of a larger group.
We will leverage our ability to service Western Central & Eastern Europe allowing customers to receive a ‘One Stop Shop’ opportunity of packaging, processing and consumable solutions across Europe.
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Zeus are a leading specialist distribution and manufacturing group with annual revenues of €300m, employing 600 Staff, now operating across 26 countries, supplying a diverse range of innovative, sustainable quality packaging product and service solutions to a range of industry sectors.

Petruzalek was established in 1961 and specialises in the production and distribution of food packaging materials and machinery solutions to a wide range of customers across Europe. Petruzalek operates in 13 countries, with 14 distribution centres across Germany, Austria and Central Eastern Europe, employing 220 staff. Petruzalek has a strong history and brand reputation within the food retail and food service supply sector. We offer a wide portfolio of solutions for the packaging and processing of fresh foods providing turnkey integrated systems combining films, containers and machinery for every need.

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JOINT STATEMENT BY SIRAP GROUP AND ZEUS PACKAGING

adminpetruzalek — Wed, 05 May 2021 09:21:07 +0000

Verolanuova, February 9th, 2021 – Sirap Group (a company fully owned by Italmobiliare S.p.A.) and Zeus Packaging (an European and international player) yesterday have signed a binding agreement in the food packaging sector.

Sirap Group is selling its assets in Austria and Central-Eastern Europe (Petruzalek Group) and Germany (Sirap GmbH). The acquisition allows Zeus Packaging to enter new markets in line with the growth path which it has consolidated over the last two decades.

Petruzalek Group entered in the Sirap Group in 2003 and today operates in 12 countries, with a turnover of around 50 million euro.

Sirap GmbH acquired in 2018 by Sirap Gema S.p.A., has achieved in 2020 a turnover of around 8.0 million euro.

The agreement follows the previous one signed in recent weeks, through which the Sirap food packaging business in Italy, Spain and Poland have become part of Faerch Group. The new Sirap group perimeter includes France and UK assets, with a consolidated turnover around 70 million euro.

Closing of the transaction – subject to usual conditions precedent – is expected to take place within the second quarter 2021.

Sirap Group is one of the most qualified producers of fresh food containers in Europe. The company was founded in Verolanuova (BS) in 1960 and is wholly owned by Italmobiliare, an Italian holding listed on the Milan stock exchange.

Zeus Packaging – founded in 1998 – is a European and international player in the packaging sector with operations in Ireland, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Poland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Following the acquisition, Zeus will have combined revenues of nearly €300m and it will make it the most geographical diverse packaging business in Europe.

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