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Findus is a frozen food brand which was first sold in Sweden in 1945. Findus products include ready meals, peas and Crispy Pancakes, the latter of which were invented in the early 1970s.〔(Findus Sweden - Products (In Swedish) )〕 The Swiss food company Nestlé owned the Findus brand from 1962 to 2000; it sold the rights to the brand in most of Europe in 2000 whilst retaining ownership in Switzerland. As of 2013 Findus Group〔 (formerly known as Foodvest and owned by Lion Capital LLP, Highbridge Capital Management and JPMorgan Chase) owns the Findus brand in most of Europe including the Nordic countries, France, Spain and the United Kingdom. In Italy, the brand is owned by Iglo Group and markets a range similar to that sold under the Iglo and Birds Eye brands in the rest of Europe. ==History== The origins of the Findus brand date back to the founding of Skånska Frukt- vin- & Likörfabriken (''Fruit, Wine and Liqueur Industries'') in Bjuv, Sweden in 1905. In 1941 Skånska Fruktin & Likörfabriken was acquired by the confectionery manufacturer Freja Marabou and was subsequently renamed Findus Canning Factory. In 1945 the first Findus-branded deep frozen food products went on sale in Sweden, produced in a small factory in Skåne. Findus products were exported to an increasing number of European countries in the late 1950s. In 1962, Findus Co. was acquired by the Swiss food company Nestlé.〔 In 1963 Nestlé and the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever formed a frozen foods joint venture in Italy, which sold products under the Findus name. Unilever acquired Nestle's stake in the joint venture in 1985, giving it full ownership of the Findus brand in Italy.〔 The "Findus Flag" logo was adopted in 1971.〔 The Findus Lean Cuisine range was launched by Nestlé in 1987.〔 In January 2000, Nestlé sold the Findus brand and related operations in France, Spain, the United Kingdom and the Nordic region to the Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners. Geir Frantzen, a former senior manager at Findus AB, bought out the UK company in April 2005 from EQT. EQT sold the rest of the Findus business (excluding Italy and Switzerland) to CapVest in January 2006, which subsequently created Foodvest as a holding company for Findus and Young's Seafood. In 2008 Foodvest, including Findus, was purchased by the British private equity firm, Lion Capital LLP. In 2009 Foodvest was renamed Findus Group. In June 2011 it was announced that Findus Group would take back direct responsibility for sales and marketing of the Findus brand in Spain, which it had previously licensed to Ardo in 2005. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Findus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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