5.2.2008, 13:00
Fazer Amica Ltd. has acquired Lassila & Tikanoja plc’s share of Blue Service Partners which is jointly owned by the companies and provides catering and property services.
Blue Service Partners will continue to operate under its own name as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fazer Amica. The acquisition will not affect the position of the employees. Tuula Lasander will continue as managing director of Blue Service Partners. Fazer Amica will continue to invest in the company’s development with respect to both catering and property services.
Services in the municipal market have been opened up to competition slower than expected over the previous three years. Fazer Amica and L&T believe, however, that municipalities will continue to outsource their services in the near future. Both parties believe that in this situation Blue Service Partners will gain the best opportunities for its business under Fazer Amica’s ownership because the operations of the joint company have not been in line with the envisioned 50/50 weighting, but have clearly been orientated more towards the catering service.
Blue Service Partners was founded in 2004. The company’s turnover in 2007 stood at around EUR 3 million, and the company employs around 70 people in 13 locations.
Additional information:
Jaana Korhola, Managing Director, Fazer Amica Finland, tel. +358 (0)20 729 6446, jaana.korhola@fazer.fi
Tuula Lasander, Managing Director, Blue Service Partners, tel. +358 (0)400 749 033, tuula.lasander@blueservice.fi
Anna-Maija Apajalahti, Vice President, Lassila & Tikanoja, tel. +358 (0)10 636 2811,
anna-maija.apajalahti@lassila-tikanoja.fi