Barry Wehmiller Companies, Inc., has acquired Arcil SA, a Paris-based supplier of packaging technology for the fresh dairy and food industry.
The purchase, Barry-Wehmiller’s first within France, expands its packaging platform to six operating companies and escalates the capital equipment and engineering consulting firm’s reach within the growing global yogurt industry.
Arcil, with $120 million in revenue this year, employs about 350 people between its two Paris operations.
Using form-fill-seal technology, its machines deploy heat to convert plastic film into custom-formed cups that are filled then sealed within integrated, cost-effective lines.
Arcil machines can be found in more than 40 countries worldwide.
Arcil represents Barry-Wehmiller’s 65th acquisition, with no divestitures, since 1987 and its first in France.
Through its combination of acquisition and organic growth initiatives, Barry-Wehmiller expects its 2014 revenues to reach approximately $1.7 billion and surpass $2 billion within two years.
