IDeA Taste of Italy (2014)
Italian closed-end investment fund dedicated to the food & beverage industry. The fund invests in mid-sized companies that have proved good profitable growth potential, with solid and focused operational models, and led by entrepreneurs and managers who share our vision, values, risks and returns.
Founded in 1977 in Piacenza, CDS is an independent Italian leader in the production of plastic caps for beverages. The company produces also disposable plastic cutlery. CDS produces ca. 11 billion caps per annum in four plants, among which two are based in Italy (Piacenza and Florence), one in Spain, and another one in the Czech Republic. With a market share of about 30% in Italy and Spain, and ca. 10% in Europe, the company is the Italian leader for technological know-how, innovative capability, and service level. CDS clients include the main Italian and European mineral waters and soft drinks bottlers for plastic caps, catering operators and wholesalers for disposable cutlery.
