Italy’s La Doria buys B2B tomato supplier Solana

Dean Best

Tue, June 30, 2026 astatine 8:31 AM CDT 1 min read

La Doria has snapped up chap Italian nutrient radical Solana, a supplier of herb products to manufacturing and foodservice customers.

In a statement, La Doria, which manufactures a scope of Italian shelf-stable products, said the woody would "strengthen" its presumption successful the herb class and springiness it entree to a "diversified and high-profile concern lawsuit base".

Solana specialises successful herb processing, which accounts for astir 90% of its revenues, La Doria said.

In the twelvemonth to the extremity of June 2025, Solana generated revenues of astir €90m (US$102.5m). It has 3 accumulation plants successful Italy and has 46 staff.

Antonio Ferraioli, La Doria's president and CEO, described the transaction arsenic a "strategic measurement successful the group's maturation way successful synergistic and cardinal sectors".

He added: "The acquisition of the Solana radical volition alteration america to fortify our accumulation capableness successful tomato-based products for the concern and foodservice channels, done the summation of an relation recognised for its premium positioning. At the aforesaid time, it volition let america to further heighten the group's geographic diversification crossed Italy."

La Doria, portion of the Windoria concern formed past twelvemonth by private-equity radical Investindustrial, is buying Solana from funds managed by Xenon Private Equity. The fiscal presumption of the woody were not disclosed.

Franco Prestigiacomo, a Xenon co-CEO, said: "La Doria represents the perfect spouse to enactment Solana successful its adjacent signifier of development, acknowledgment to strategical complementarity and the spot of its concern project."

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