N&W Global Vending

Group history

N&W was formed in 2000, following the amalgamation of two long-established vending companies, namely Wittenborg of Denmark, which was founded in 1924 and forged a successful business based predominantly in northern Europe, and the Italian company Necta, which emerged in 1968 as a consequence of a decision by the Zanussi Group to launch a range of vending machines and coffee dispensers.

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The amalgamation was an ideal match: Necta had built an enviable reputation for expertise in the delivery of espresso whilst Wittenborg was equally renowned as a purveyor of American style coffee.

The newly formed group flourished and in 2007, N&W responded to market demands for an even wider range of products by acquiring the SGL Group and ADE. Both companies brought specific capabilities that enhanced the N&W offer: SGL being a leader in portioned espresso coffee technology in relation to smaller dispensing machines and ADE – re-named N&W Innovative Solutions – was at the vanguard of payment systems design and production and therefore ideally placed to consolidate N&W’s presence in the burgeoning cashless technology marketplace.

Group N&W's milestones

1. 1924

   Wittenborg
   established in Odense,
   Denmark

2. 1968

   Zanussi Vending
   established in
   Valbrembo, Italy

3. 1976

   SGL Italia
   established in Torino,
   Italy

4. 1986

   ADE Elettronica
   established in Villotta di
   Chions, Italy

5. 2000

   Merge of Wittenborg and
   Necta Vending Solutions
   (former Zanussi Vending),
   the company name
   becomes N&W Global
   Vending

6. 2007

   N&W acquire
   SGL Italia

7. 2008

   N&W acquire ADE
   Elettronica, whose
   company name
   becomes N&W
   Innovative

8. 2008

   Barclays Private
   Equity and Investcorp
   Investment Holdings
   invest in N&W