On February 6, 2025, ingredient company Solina announced its acquisition of Sokol Custom Food Ingredients. This move is intended to further expand Solina’s presence in North America.
Sokol, based in Illinois, supplies custom savory and sweet sauce solutions for the food manufacturing, retail and foodservice channels.
“Sokol’s business is. very complementary to Solina USA’s business, and it also brings a new specialization in sweet sauces to complement our expertise in savory,” said Anthony Francheterre, global chief executive officer of Solina. “Like Solina USA, Sokol is a value-added partner to its customers through a unique blend of manufacturing capabilities, innovation, and ideation, led by a culinary-driven R&D team.”
Shawn Sullivan, chief executive officer at Sokol, added, “Solina is the ideal partner to further accelerate the growth opportunities of our talented people, our customers and our overall business strategy. We look forward to collaborating with Solina to cultivate continued and future success at Sokol’s Countryside, IL location.”
This acquisition marks Solina’s fourth in the United States since 2021, and Solina will now have five sites in the United States.
