The merger between Swiss duty-free operator Dufry and Italian catering specialist Autogrill was finalized on Friday to create a travel services giant, Dufry said in a statement.
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The new Dufry - whose Edizione holding company controlled by the Benetton family becomes the main shareholder with 27.5% - will serve
"2.3 billion passengers in more than 75 countries"
and will weigh
"about 14 billion CHF
(the same amount in euros)
on the basis of the figures for 2019”
, before the Covid 19 pandemic, underlines the press release.