Duyvis Wiener acquires Thouet

Dutch headquartered equipment supplier Royal Duyvis Wiener has acquired German firm Thouet Maschinenbau.

Thouet supplies conches, mixers, melters kneaders, pumps and cocoa powder pulverising plants to the chocolate and cocoa industry

The latest addition comes two and half years after Duyvis Wiener snapped up F.B. Lehmann.

Duyvis Wiener said the acquisition would allow it to incorporate F.B. Lehmann’s expertise in refining with Thouet’s mixing and conching technologies.

Current Thouet managing director Rudolf Knops will remain in his role, but sales, business and technology development will now be handled by Duyvis Wiener.