South Mill Champs Acquires Loveday Mushroom Farms

South Mill Champs Acquires The Mushroom Company

January 5, 2021

Food & Beverage

South Mill Champs (SMC), a leading vertically-integrated mushroom grower based in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, has acquired The Mushroom Company, a long-established mushroom processor headquartered in Cambridge, Maryland. The acquisition expands SMC's processing capabilities (IQF, canning, blanching, blending, roasting) and capacity to better serve foodservice and industrial customers across North America.

South Mill Champs Acquires World Fresh Produce

November 28, 2023

Food & Beverage

South Mill Champs, a vertically integrated North American grower and supplier of fresh mushrooms and functional mushroom foods, has acquired World Fresh Produce, a global fresh produce sourcing organization. The acquisition expands South Mill Champs’ produce sourcing capabilities and leverages its cold-chain distribution network to extend World Fresh Produce’s reach across North America.

South Mill Champs Acquires Substantially All Assets of Baird Produce (Tampa)

August 14, 2024

Food & Beverage

South Mill Champs has acquired substantially all of the assets of Baird Produce at the Tampa Wholesale Produce Market to expand its Florida distribution footprint. The acquisition brings South Mill Champs into the Tampa market, creating synergies with its nearby Winter Haven operation to improve fresh mushroom and specialty produce distribution across the region.

S. Thorogood & Sons Acquires Mushroom Man

October 11, 2021

Food & Beverage

Essex-based wholesaler S. Thorogood & Sons has acquired Mushroom Man from founder Michael Hyams for £1.2 million. The deal brings a dedicated mushroom supplier and its specialist capabilities into Thorogood’s wholesale group as Hyams retires and existing managers remain to run the business within the group.

Giorgi Mushroom Co. Acquires L.F. Lambert Spawn Co.

July 2, 2025

Agriculture

Giorgi Mushroom Co., a mushroom-focused subsidiary of The Giorgi Companies, acquired majority equity ownership in L.F. Lambert Spawn Co. on July 1. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Giorgi's supply-chain security and combine the resources and expertise of both companies to better serve commercial mushroom growers.

GrowLife Acquires Assets of Bridgetown Mushrooms

January 6, 2023

Agriculture

GrowLife, Inc. (OTCQB: PHOT) completed the acquisition of certain assets of Bridgetown Mushrooms on January 6, 2023, bringing the Portland-area mushroom producer under GrowLife’s ownership. The deal positions GrowLife to expand nationally into gourmet and functional mushroom products and mycology supplies while Bridgetown’s leadership will remain in place to support planned growth and operational scale-up.