GoodLife Foods to acquire TNS Food

GoodLife Foods is pleased to announce an agreement was signed to acquire TNS Food, an innovative player in the snack and appetizer market in Belgium and beyond. Besides a strong focus on product innovation, TNS Food has a 100% oven prepared crumb technology which brings additional capability to the GoodLife Foods Group. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

TNS Food was founded in 2000 by Daphne Aers and since its inception has launched high-quality croquettes, oven snacks/appetizers and meal components in strong partnership with its customers. The Company specializes in the production and distribution of private label products, serving a customer base active in the Retail and Foodservice channels mainly in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, France and UK.

TNS Food has 20 employees and operates two facilities in Eeklo and Lokeren. Daphne Aers will join the GoodLife Foods company to share her passion, ensure smooth transition and help to boost innovation for the entire GoodLife Foods Group.

This strategic move is an important complementary step for GoodLife Foods as it allows to expand the product offering and innovation capability to its customer base.

Dirk Van de Walle, CEO at GoodLife Foods, said: “With the unique 100% full oven production technology and its innovative DNA, TNS Food will add great value to the GoodLife Foods Group. We look forward to the collaboration with Daphne Aers to further strengthen our portfolio”.

Daphné Aers, CEO/owner at TNS, said: “My passion for high quality innovative products has been the driver over the last 25 years. I dreamed to make these innovative products available to many more customers and consumers. This is only possible as part of a larger group. With GoodLife Foods I felt the appreciation for what I have developed and the will to unlock the potential together.”