Sweden · part of Ali Group

Crem International

Crem International is the Swedish-Spanish group formed around the Expobar espresso machines made in Spain and the Coffee Queen filter brewers made in Sweden, now sold mainly under the CREM name with the SmartSteam automatic milk wand. Welbilt bought the company, legally Avaj International Holding AB, in April 2018 for about US$220 million, and Crem passed to Ali Group when it completed its purchase of Welbilt in July 2022. Expobar's Office and Minore lines were long-running prosumer machines.

creminternational.com

Headquarters
SwedenNot verified
Parent
Ali Group (via Welbilt, acquired 2022); Welbilt bought Crem International in 2018Sourced
Factories
Spain, Sweden, China
In the database
0 models

Chronicle

  1. 2018 Ownership Welbilt acquired Crem International (Avaj International Holding AB; brands Coffee Queen, Expobar, Spengler) for about SEK 1.8 billion / US$220 million; closed 19 April 2018.
  2. 2018 Ownership Daily Coffee News report on the Welbilt acquisition (about US$224 million).
  3. 2022 Ownership Ali Group completed its all-cash acquisition of Welbilt (Welbilt stock ceased trading 28 July 2022), bringing Crem into Ali Group.

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Product lines

  • Expobar / CREM traditional espresso (Diamant Pro, Onyx Pro, EX3)Commercial
  • Coffee Queen filter brewersCommercial
  • CREM automatic (Unity)Commercial
  • Expobar Office / Minore prosumer machinesProsumer

No Crem International equipment is in the database yet; models are added as the maker's own specification pages are read.

What the sources say

  • Ownership: Ali Group (via Welbilt, acquired 2022); Welbilt bought Crem International in 2018. sec.gov