Evoca Group, the coffee machine manufacturer, has closed a deal to acquire Barcelona based Quality Espresso (QE), which markets and manufactures a range of manual espresso machines to the Spanish foodservice industry, as well as a range of espresso machine equipment under the Futurmat, Visacrem, Italcrem, Mairali and Gaggia brands.

“We are delighted to have reached an agreement with the Evoca Group, as it will facilitate a global expansion of our business and provide new opportunities for all of our employees and customers,” said Jorge Roure Boada, chairman of the board of directors of Quality Espresso.

This acquisition will strengthen Evoca’s position within the foodservice market, expanding its

portfolio of espresso machines. This will allow the company to leverage QE’s experience in the sector in order to develop innovative new technologies. Its goal now is to further develop QE’s operations by upgrading its manufacturing site in Barcelona, while retaining the company’s core business structure.

“The acquisition of Quality Espresso strengthens our development strategy in the foodservice sector and complements the planned relaunch of the iconic Gaggia brand,” said Andrea Zocchi, chief executive officer of Evoca. “We look forward to beginning the integration process that will allow Evoca to approach the market with an enriched proposal in terms of expertise, quality products and services on a wider, global scale.”

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