In 2005, the French group Elior took an indirect stake in Dufry by acquiring the company Areas in Spain. In 2014, the Dufry Group acquired the Swiss company The Nuance Group, which is active in the same field and employs 5,400 people, for 1.55 billion Swiss francs. Finally and in 2015, the group also acquired 50.1% of the shares held by the Benetton family in its competitor World Duty Free.