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...

2 years ago 2 minute read

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...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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...

2 years ago 2 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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....

2 years ago 5 minute read

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...

2 years ago 8 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 7 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

GrubMarket acquires Texas importer

GrubMarket continues to solidify its position in the global food supply chain industry with the acquisition of London Fruit, a...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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,...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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