Highview Capital Acquires Gold Star Foods and Merges It with Good Source Solutions to Form GS Foods Group

GS Foods Group (Highview/A&M) Acquires School Lunch Products, Inc.

June 1, 2021

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a specialized foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired School Lunch Products, Inc., a K-12 school foodservice distributor based in Shafter, California. The deal will integrate SLP into GS Foods' national nutrition platform to expand logistics, product assortment and online offerings for school-district customers in California and beyond.

GS Foods Group Acquires Diamond Foods

January 24, 2024

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a foodservice distribution platform owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired Diamond Foods, a regional K-12 food distributor based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The acquisition expands GS Foods' Louisiana footprint and strengthens its K-12 product and service offerings in the region as part of its ongoing platform build-out.

GS Foods Group Acquires Graves Foods

July 7, 2022

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a PE-backed foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired Graves Foods, a Jefferson City, Missouri-based foodservice distributor. The acquisition expands GS Foods' Midwest footprint and integrates Graves' leadership into the GS Foods organization to strengthen operations and service to K-12, healthcare, restaurants and other end markets.

GS Foods Group Acquires Hayes Distributing

December 23, 2020

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a family of specialized foodservice distributors owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired Hayes Distributing to strengthen its presence in Northern California. The deal is an add-on to GS Foods' platform and is intended to expand the company's logistics, commodity expertise and school-nutrition offerings for K-12 customers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

GS Foods Group Acquires Fresno Produce

December 17, 2020

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, backed by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired family-owned produce supplier Fresno Produce, Co. The deal adds Fresno Produce’s local K-12 school nutrition footprint (serving ~100 schools and 73,000+ students) to GS Foods’ national foodservice distribution platform to expand regional capabilities in California.

GS Foods Group Acquires Lamm Food Service

September 15, 2023

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired Lamm Food Service, a full-line food distributor headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. The deal brings Lamm’s leadership and staff into the GS Foods family and is intended to strengthen GS Foods’ operations and expand its footprint in the Southeast, particularly in institutional channels such as K-12 and corrections.