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mergers & acquisitions
Subway announces sale to Roark Capital
MIAMI, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Subway today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired...
M&A activity: The importance of alignment
The sectors being impacted by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) change over time. Much consolidation has occurred in the grocery retail...
Private equity, M&As, and the produce industry
I’ve been with Blue Book long enough to remember the dot-com frenzy in the late 1990s. At one point, I...
M&A activity: Finding the mutually beneficial arrangement
Among the most active merger and acquisition (M&A) companies is San Francisco-based GrubMarket, Inc., BB #:301166 a technology company known...
Better Together? M&A activity in the produce and greater food industry
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is common in the business world, though it hasn’t been as prevalent in the fresh...
Why Aldi buying Winn-Dixie is a major shift in strategy
When Batavia, IL-based Aldi BB #:116756 said it is buying 400 Winn-Dixie BB #:110823 and Harveys locations, I was shocked. It...
Aldi to acquire Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket
Acquisition to add approximately 400 stores and expand access to great products at the lowest possible prices BATAVIA, Ill., Aug....
Fruit breeder IFG acquired by European firm
MADRID, Spain, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A groundbreaking transformation has emerged in the realm of fresh, healthy, and...
Southeastern Grocers announces divestiture of its portfolio
August 16, 2023 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery...
Convenience giant Casey’s to acquire 63 stores from EG America
ANKENY, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (“Casey’s”) (Nasdaq: CASY) today announced an agreement to acquire 63 convenience stores from EG America, LLC...
Authentic Restaurant Brands to acquire Fiesta Restaurant Group
August 07, 2023 DALLAS & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc., parent company of the Pollo Tropical restaurant brand, and...
Save A Lot sells 18 remaining stores, completing wholesale conversion
ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Save A Lot BB #:143893 one of the largest discount grocery chains in the U.S., announced the re-licensing...
Kings River Packing acquisition expands operations
SANGER, CA, August 4, 2023 – With the California citrus season only months away, the families of Kings River Packing,...
GrubMarket acquires Texas importer
GrubMarket continues to solidify its position in the global food supply chain industry with the acquisition of London Fruit, a...
FreshEdge acquires Sirna & Sons Produce
July 25, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FreshEdge, a family of best-in-class fresh food distribution companies backed by Wind Point Partners,...
AgroFresh acquires Tessara, expanding post-harvest solutions portfolio
PHILADELPHIA, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a global AgTech innovator and the leader in post-harvest produce freshness solutions, today announced the...
National Convenience Distributors acquires Colonial Wholesale Distributing
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – National Convenience Distributors (“NCD”), the 4th largest wholesale distributor to the convenience industry, today announced the acquisition...
ERS study: Increased concentration in agribusiness
Agribusiness has seen an increased concentration in the number of participating businesses over the past 30 years, according to a...
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