mergers & acquisitions

Casey’s to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores in Tennessee and Kentucky

ANKENY, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Casey’s General Stores, Inc., a leading convenience store chain in the United States, today announced an agreement...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Limoneira forms joint citrus venture with Wileman Bros. & Elliott

SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness...

4 years ago 3 minute read

GrubMarket acquires software provider for CSAs

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Farmigo, a...

4 years ago 4 minute read

GS Foods Group acquires C&C Produce

September 9, 2021 ONTARIO, Calif – GS Foods Group, Inc., a leading specialized food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview...

4 years ago 6 minute read

GrubMarket expands in Eastern U.S., Canada with acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Bartolotta LLC...

4 years ago 3 minute read

PFG completes the acquisition of Core-Mark

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Performance Food Group Company BB #:137847 announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Core-Mark Holding Company,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

AgTech firm Semios acquires Agworld

Vancouver, Canada — Semios, the leading precision-farming platform for permanent crops, announced today that it is acquiring Agworld, a leading...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Vision Produce acquired by private equity-backed Worldwide Produce

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm, today announced that its portfolio company, Worldwide Produce BB #:135946,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

GrubMarket enters PA, GA markets with Atlantic Fresh Trading acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Atlantic Fresh Trading...

4 years ago 4 minute read

GrubMarket makes fourth acquisition in NY

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of L&J Produce...

4 years ago 3 minute read

BrightFarms acquired by Cox Enterprises

ATLANTA, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cox Enterprises announced the acquisition of BrightFarms, an indoor farming company and provider of...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Jonathan Sprouts ownership passes to next generation

EAST FREETOWN, Mass., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Founded in 1976 by Bob and Barbara Sanderson, who have been credited...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Green Life Farms to acquire SW Florida greenhouse grower

NAPLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Life Farms has reached an agreement to purchase Finn Farms, a hydroponic grower located on Florida’s West...

4 years ago 3 minute read

California fruit broker pleads guilty to crop insurance fraud

California Central Valley fruit broker Ralph Hackett pleaded guilty August 9 to aiding and abetting mail fraud and agreed to...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Louisiana wholesaler expands with acquisition of rival

Robertson Produce BB #:101876 of Monroe, LA, has acquired Santa Maria Wholesale Produce, Inc. BB #:102240, Shreveport, LA. President Dan...

4 years ago 2 minute read

HKW announces sale of Fresh Direct Produce

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, announces the sale of portfolio company Fresh Direct Produce,...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 6, 2021

Pamela says there’s a bigger trend within the news that Albertsons has launched its new grocery delivery subscription, FreshPass, that...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Lineage Logistics acquires Midwest cold storage company

NOVI, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Lineage Logistics, LLC BB #:294667, the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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