Fyffes Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1888

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 14,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 3

  • Investments
  • 6

Fyffes General Information

Description

Distributor of oldest tropical produce intended to serve customers across the globe. The company is involved in the production, procurement, shipping, ripening, distribution and marketing of bananas, pineapples and melons.

Contact Information

Website
www.fyffes.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 29 North Anne Street
  • Dublin D07 PH36
  • Ireland
+353 (01)
Primary Industry
Food Products
Parent Company
Corporate Office
  • 29 North Anne Street
  • Dublin D07 PH36
  • Ireland
+353 (01)

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Fyffes Valuation & Funding

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Fyffes Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Distributor of oldest tropical produce intended to serve customers across the globe. The company is involved in the prod
Food Products
Dublin, Ireland
14,000 As of 2024

Minneapolis, MN
 

Horsham, PA
 
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Fyffes Competitors (4)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
General Mills (Food Products) Corporation Minneapolis, MN
Bimbo Bakeries USA Corporation Horsham, PA
San Miguel Food and Beverages Failed Transaction (PE) Metro Manila, Philippines
Fresh Del Monte Produce Corporation Coral Gables, FL
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Fyffes Executive Team (7)

Name Title Board Seat
Helge Sparsoe Chief Executive Officer
Ernesto Fraire Chief Financial Officer
Claudio Finol Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer
Thomas Murphy Director, Finance
Frank Burkhardt Chief Commercial Officer
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Fyffes Board Members (2)

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Fyffes Chairman
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Fyffes Signals

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Fyffes Acquisitions (6)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Fruchtimport vanWylick 23-Jun-2020 Specialty Retail
Highline Mushrooms 01-Apr-2016 Horticulture
Fruchtimport vanWylick 12-Jan-2011 Specialty Retail
Interbanan 30-Aug-2006 Food Products
Valby Bananimport 30-Aug-2006 Merger/Acquisition Distributors/Wholesale (B2C)
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Fyffes Subsidiaries (5)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Annovasc Other Financial Services Dublin, Ireland 2016
Wakefield Property Development Construction and Engineering Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Hortim-International Distributors/Wholesale Brno, Czech Republic
Highline Mushrooms Horticulture Leamington, Canada
Fruchtimport vanWylick Specialty Retail Dusseldorf, Germany
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Fyffes FAQs

  • When was Fyffes founded?

    Fyffes was founded in 1888.

  • Who is the CEO of Fyffes?

    Helge Sparsoe is the CEO of Fyffes.

  • Where is Fyffes headquartered?

    Fyffes is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

  • What is the size of Fyffes?

    Fyffes has 14,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Fyffes in?

    Fyffes’s primary industry is Food Products.

  • Is Fyffes a private or public company?

    Fyffes is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Fyffes?

    The current valuation of Fyffes is .

  • What is Fyffes’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Fyffes is .

  • Who are Fyffes’s competitors?

    General Mills (Food Products), Bimbo Bakeries USA, San Miguel Food and Beverages, and Fresh Del Monte Produce are competitors of Fyffes.

  • When was Fyffes acquired?

    Fyffes was acquired on 17-Feb-2017.

  • Who acquired Fyffes?

    Fyffes was acquired by Sumitomo.

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