New England Ice Cream Co. of Taunton, Massachusetts, has purchased Bliss Bros. Dairy of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Bliss Bros. has been a family-owned company since 1929, although the family has owned a dairy farm dating back to the 1600s. Bliss Bros. owns its own restaurant in addition to distributing ice cream to about 400 other restaurants. […]
Tag: Acquisition
Posted in, Northeast
Big Heart Pet Brands Sold To Smucker’s, And More…
New Channels News In Brief… The J. M. Smucker Co. has completed the acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands, valued at nearly $6 billion. Big Heart Pet Brands, with nearly 2,500 employees, is a producer, distributor and marketer of branded pet food and pet snacks in the U.S. Its portfolio of brands includes Meow Mix, […]
Posted in, Northeast
Lemon-X Sold To Texas Firm, And More…
Food Service News In Brief… Highlander Partners LP of Dallas, Texas, acquired the Lemon-X Corp., a manufacturer and supplier of 100 percent juices, juice blends, lemonades, teas and cocktail mixes. These come in various food service pack sizes, including bag-in-box, bottles, jugs and cartons. Lemon-X’s production facilities are located in Huntington Station, New York, which […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southwest
Couche-Tard To Acquire 21 Stores, 151 Dealer Sites In Southwest
Alimentation Couche-Tard has signed, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Circle K Stores, an agreement with Cinco J, (doing business as Johnson Oil Co.), Tiger Tote Food Stores and their affiliates to acquire 21 stores, 151 dealer fuel supply agreements and five development properties. The 21 stores and development properties are located in Texas with 151 dealer […]
Posted in, Northeast
Sysco Extends Merger Agreement With US Foods Until May 7
Sysco Corp. has extended its merger agreement with US Foods by 60 days, to May 7—two days after lawsuit hearings on the merger are scheduled to begin. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued to block the merger and has requested a preliminary injunction to stay the merger until the lawsuit is heard. Hearings on […]
Posted in, Center Store, Grocery News, National, Suppliers
Mondelez International Acquires Enjoy Life Foods
Mondelez International has acquired Enjoy Life Foods, a private U.S. snacks company and a market-leading brand in the fast-growing “free-from” segment. Enjoy Life offers more than 40 products, including cookies, chocolate, snack bars and savory snacks that are allergy friendly and gluten free. Enjoy Life’s products are free from the eight most common allergens—wheat, dairy, peanuts, […]
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The J.M. Smucker Co. Makes Executive Appointments
The J.M. Smucker Co. has made a series of key executive promotions designed to position the Ohio-based company for continued growth and success following the recently announced planned acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands, which is expected to be completed by the end of the company’s fiscal year in April 2015. The company’s board of […]
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Albertsons, Safeway Complete Merger; Combined Co. To Operate 2,230 Stores
Albertsons and Safeway on Friday said that they have completed their proposed merger. Under the terms of the agreement first announced and unanimously approved by Safeway’s board of directors in March 2014, Albertsons will acquire all outstanding shares of Safeway. The deal is valued at approximately $9.2 billion. The merger creates a company that has 2,230 […]
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Dollar Tree Defeats Dollar General In Bid For Family Dollar
Dollar Tree has emerged victorious in its bid for the Family Dollar chain, as Family Dollar shareholders voted Thursday to approve a merger with chain. The deal also quashes Dollar General’s pursuit of Family Dollar. As The Wall Street Journal reports, Dollar General had long eyed buying up its main competitor, but those plans were […]
Posted in, Southeast, Suppliers
Chiquita Closing North Carolina HQ After Buyout
Following its recent acquisition by the Cutrale-Safra Group, Chiquita Brands International will close its corporate headquarters in North Carolina. The banana producer’s Charlotte operations, where about 300 employees work, will shut down over the next year to 18 months, interim CEO Brian Kocher said. His statement to employees didn’t describe where the headquarters would be […]
Posted in, Southwest
C&S Completes Acquisition Of Houston’s Grocers Supply Co.
C&S Wholesale Grocers completed its previously announced acquisition of The Grocers Supply Co., a leading grocery wholesaler and retailer based in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 29. C&S is based in Keene, New Hampshire. “As we build on the firm foundation of the C&S legacy, part of our strategic focus is expanding and developing powerful growth […]
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Diaz Foods Acquires La Cena Fine Foods
Diaz Foods has acquired La Cena Fine Foods Ltd. Founded and operated by the Puig family since 1963, New Jersey-based La Cena has grown into a staple brand whose distribution reaches across the New England area. Diaz Foods says it looks forward to introducing the La Cena family of brands into its existing distribution points […]
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Bumble Bee Seafoods Acquired By Thai Union Group
Bumble Bee Seafoods, North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood company, has been acquired by Thai Union Frozen Products Public Co. Ltd. (TUF). TUF entered into a binding agreement to obtain 100 percent of the shares of Bumble Bee Foods from Lion Capital, a pan-Atlantic private equity firm, for $1.51 billion. “I have always believed that […]
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Pabst Brewing Co. Completes Sale To Blue Ribbon
Pabst Brewing Co., North America’s largest privately held brewing company, has completed its sale to Blue Ribbon Intermediate Holdings. Blue Ribbon is a partnership between American beer entrepreneur Eugene Kashper and San Francisco-based TSG Consumer Partners, a leading investor in growth consumer brands. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are thrilled to complete […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Midwest
Fresh Encounter Acquires Chief Super Market Chain
Fresh Encounter, headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Defiance, Ohio-based Chief Super Market chain. The acquisition incorporates all Chief Super Market retail locations—Boots BBQ, Chief Kitchen and Chief Smokehouse—into the Fresh Encounter retail business. The combined companies will operate 36 stores in Ohio and Indiana and employ approximately […]
Posted in, Independent Store News, Northeast
Associated Food Stores Signs Supply Agreement With C&S
New York-based Associated Food Stores has signed an agreement for C&S Wholesale Grocers to be its primary supplier. C&S will provide warehouse, transportation and procurement services. Associated Food Stores licenses the names Associated, Compare, Met, Met Fresh and Metropolitan City Markets to more than 350 independently owned and operated supermarkets. “With the acquisition of the assets of […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southwest
CST Brands-Nice N Easy Union Continues MacDougall Legacy
by Mike Berger/The Griffin Report From many leadership perspectives, the purchase of Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes of New York by CST Brands of Texas is a good match. The union between the two companies will continue the wishes of the late Nice N Easy founder and icon John MacDougall. In early November, CST Brands […]
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Dahl’s Foods Files For Reorganization, Will Be Bought By AWG
Dahl’s Foods has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition for reorganization in Des Moines, Iowa. Chapter 11 provides a process by which companies can reorganize and obtain necessary financing to complete a restructuring of its business while continuing regular business operations. The process does not affect Dahl’s store operations. All Dahl’s locations will continue to […]
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C&S Wholesale Grocers To Acquire The Grocers Supply Co.
C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. and The Grocers Supply Co. Inc. said Monday that C&S has agreed to acquire the wholesale distribution and supply business of Grocers Supply. The acquisition will include Grocers Supply’s warehouse and distribution operations in the Houston, Dallas and Rio Grande Valley areas along with its approximately 1,800 employees, but will not include […]
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Cutrale-Safra Reaches Agreement To Buy Chiquita For $1.3B
Chiquita Brands International Inc. and the Cutrale-Safra group have reached a definitive merger agreement valued at approximately $1.3 billion. The agreement has been unanimously approved by Chiquita’s board of directors and includes Cutrale-Safra acquiring all outstanding common shares of Chiquita for $14.50 per share in cash. The companies say the transaction combines Chiquita, one of […]