{"id":9103,"date":"2019-04-25T09:09:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T07:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electroluxprofessional.com\/?p=23144"},"modified":"2019-05-15T12:41:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T12:41:00","slug":"electrolux-professional-unic-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electroluxprofessional.com\/us\/electrolux-professional-unic-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrolux Professional acquires espresso machine manufacturer UNIC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Electrolux Professional announced it has acquired UNIC S.A.S., a French manufacturer of professional espresso machines.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNIC is a manufacturer of espresso machines, including fully automatic as well as traditional models, with 100 years of technology, quality, and manufacturing experience.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition is part of Electrolux Professional Products\u2019 strategy to grow as the only supplier with a complete offering of food service, beverage, and laundry solutions under one brand. Together with previous acquisitions (Grindmaster-Cecilware in North America 2017 and SPM Drink Systems in Italy 2018), UNIC complements the Electrolux portfolio of products for hot, cold and frozen beverages.<\/p>\n<p>The acquired company had combined net sales of approximately EUR 20 million ($22.3 million) in 2018, and 130 employees. Its headquarters and main manufacturing facility are located in southern France, near Nice.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Grindmaster-Cecilware has been distributing a portion of the UNIC product range in North America and Latin America under the Grindmaster brand since 2018.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9101&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9102&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cUNIC\u2019s line of innovative espresso products, especially in the fully automatic space, is an important strategic addition to our product offering, and their expertise enables us to further develop Electrolux technology platform for the fast-growing coffee market. We welcome the team to the Electrolux Professional family\u201d, said Alberto Zanata, Head of Electrolux Professional Products.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]For more information about UNIC, click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unic-sa.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.unic-sa.com\/en.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elx_download_block text=&#8221;Press Release&#8221; file_picker=&#8221;23178&#8243; background_color=&#8221;cat-cook&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][elx_download_block text=&#8221;Unic<br \/>\nEspresso Engineers<br \/>\nlogo&#8221; file_picker=&#8221;23169&#8243; background_color=&#8221;cat-cook&#8221; background_image=&#8221;9099&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Electrolux Professional announced it has acquired UNIC S.A.S., a French manufacturer of professional espresso machines.\u00a0 UNIC is a manufacturer of espresso machines, including fully automatic as well as traditional models, with 100 years of technology, quality, and manufacturing experience. 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