GS Foods Group Acquires Lamm Food Service

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 (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 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.

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

October 3, 2019

Food & Beverage

Highview Capital acquired Gold Star Foods from Castle Harlan and will merge it with Highview portfolio company Good Source Solutions to form a new holding company, GS Foods Group. Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners participated as a direct investor in the combined business; the combined company will create a national specialized foodservice distribution platform focused on K-12, corrections and other non-commercial segments.

GS Foods Group Acquires C&C Produce

September 9, 2021

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a specialized foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired C&C Produce, a Kansas City–based specialty produce distributor established in 1992. The C&C co-owners will continue to lead operations from their existing facility as the deal expands GS Foods' geographic footprint and produce capabilities across education, foodservice and retail end markets.