Home Our Services References News About us International organization Coworker Contact Tradition since 1922 - now they were facing a change of ownership Preato Capital acquires Tage Lindblom At the end of the 1910s, a co-operation body for food imports was initiated - the Swedish Importers' Association. The CEO of the association was Mr. Tage Lindblom. In 1922, the association ceased and Tage Lindblom took over the established contacts with export companies around the world, which became the basis for AB Tage Lindblom. The company was established on 1 July 1922 and had its office in central Stockholm at Skeppsbron 16. Although Tage Lindblom has changed shape a few times over the years, the company and its employees have throughout the years placed great emphasis on the historical ancestry that Tage Lindblom built up in the early 20s. In 1962, at the age of 82, Mr. Lindblom sold the company with his then five employees and about ten agencies to Sven-Erik Edberg. With a new owner at the helm, the company continued to develop and the business was expanded with both foreign and Swedish agencies. Among the additional agencies were, for example, Monarch, Sara Lee, Ceylon tea, Colonel Herring, etc. Sara Lee's products were introduced through participation in Sankt Eriksmässan's USA pavilion, where Edberg got to meet the then US President Lyndon Johnson. Another remarkable anecdote from this time was when the Monarch brand was to be introduced. At the introduction, a live lion was rented in, which was transported down in the owner's car to the Norrköping students' spring carnival. Once in Norrköping, the lion was placed together with a young lady and a giant can of Monarch fruit cocktail on a truck bed. Även om dagens Tage Lindblom inte vidtagit fullt så drastiska marknadskampanjer har man haft en imponerande resa under senare år – inte minst från 2008 och fram till 2016 då Talios Invest stått som ägare. Utvecklingen har drivits, och drivs, av starka makrotrender såsom exempelvis ökad urbanisering och socialt ansvarstagande. Dessa faktorer ger i sin tur upphov till att uteätandet ökar kraftigt vilket gynnar Tage Lindblom i sin roll som specialist och partner inom foodservice. Utöver en stark marknadsutveckling har bolaget systematiskt och innovativt arbetat med att skapa en attraktiv produktportfölj som ligger rätt i tiden och som underlättar för professionella användare. När Talios Invest väl hade bestämt sig för att avyttra bolaget var man mån om att hitta rätt köpare utifrån både ett finansiellt, industriellt och emotionellt perspektiv. Till sin hjälp valde man att anlita Censor M&A som projektledare och rådgivare genom transaktionen. ”Det blev en intensiv period och från bolagets sida är jag mycket tacksam att vi valde just Censor som partner för ägarskiftet. Samarbetet med teamet på Censor fungerade utmärkt projektet igenom och avlastade oss i ledningsgruppen och präglades samtidigt av en hög grad av professionalism. Det var helt enkelt en väldigt rolig resa att göra tillsammans. Inte minst eftersom utfallet blev bra och att vi nu tillsammans med en ny ägare kan fortsätta utvecklas som en betydelsefull aktör på den svenska storhushållsmarknaden under många år framöver” Thomas Bengtsson, VD för Tage Lindblom New owner: Preato Capital Do you want to know more about the change of ownership of AB Tage Lindblom? Contact Us Supplier of food Tage Lindblom provides the Swedish catering market and food industry with a wide range of good and functional foods. See also other selected references BRP Systems In-house developed business system for the leisure industry Infocube IT consultants and system development The ore chair Design and production of ergonomic workplace chairs Sandberg Fabric & Wallpaper Design and production of wallpaper and fabrics Bröderna Nilsson's Kitchen Preparation and production of charcuterie Chevalier Design and production of hunting clothes Poseidon Diving Systems Development and production of diving equipment Runelandhs Furnishings and equipment for industry & offices Qualisys Development and production of high-speed cameras Sensor Control Nordic / Sensor ECS Component supplier to the Nordic industry Take Lindblom Trade in food from the plant kingdom GasiQ Development and production of cutting and welding equipment Fjäråskupan Design and production of customized kitchen fans Jetshop E-commerce solutions and strategic knowledge NineYards Ownership planning and ownership directives Censor's website uses cookies to give you a better experience. OK GOTHENBURG Censor AB Mergers & Acquisitions Södra Hamngatan 33 SE - 411 14 Gothenburg Phone 031 - 42 19 20 Fax 031 - 767 96 16 info@censor.se Org.nr: 556686-7866 STOCKHOLM Censor AB Mergers & Acquisitions Hovslagargatan 5 SE-111 48 Stockholm info@censor.se MALMÖ Censor AB Mergers & Acquisitions Skeppsbron 2 SE - 211 20 Malmö info@censor.se Follow us on