CORE Foodservice Acquires The Culinary Edge

Buyers Edge Platform Acquires NCB Foodservice

February 5, 2026

Food & Beverage

Buyers Edge Platform has acquired NCB Foodservice, a UK-based specialist in fresh produce and other fresh categories serving foodservice and hospitality operators nationwide. The deal advances Buyers Edge Platform's European expansion and aims to combine NCB's local sourcing and service capabilities with Buyers Edge's technology, purchasing scale, and platform services to strengthen supply chain resilience and value for UK operators.

CFS Brands Acquires Cornerstone Foodservice Group

December 4, 2025

Manufacturing

CFS Brands, the Oklahoma City–based foodservice products manufacturer, has acquired Cornerstone Foodservice Group (CFG), the Naperville, Illinois–headquartered owner of Spring USA, LloydPans, Equipex, Astra and Versa‑Gard. The deal brings CFG’s manufacturing footprint and complementary commercial foodservice equipment brands into CFS Brands’ portfolio to broaden product capabilities and deepen its front- and back-of-house offering.

Phoenix3 Collective Acquires Quality Culinary Solutions

September 3, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

Phoenix3 Collective (formerly Phoenix3 Holdings) has rebranded and acquired Quality Culinary Solutions (QCS), a culinary advisory firm serving self-operated senior living communities, to expand its portfolio of boutique dining and hospitality businesses. The acquisition strengthens Phoenix3’s capabilities in senior-living culinary advisory as it continues to operate and scale a collection of hospitality brands serving senior living, corporate, healthcare, and education sectors.

CFS Brands Acquires Mercer Culinary

February 19, 2025

Manufacturing

CFS Brands, a U.S.-based manufacturer of foodservice and healthcare products, has acquired Mercer Culinary, a Ronkonkoma, New York-based supplier of commercial-grade cutlery, kitchen tools, barware and apparel. Mercer will operate as a standalone business within CFS Brands as the companies integrate to expand product offerings and distribution for culinary and bar professionals.

Xceed Foodservice Group Invests in Culinary Resources and Select Foodservice

July 17, 2024

Food & Beverage

Xceed Foodservice Group, a platform backed by San Francisco Equity Partners, announced investments in two regional foodservice brokerages: Culinary Resources (Florida) and Select Foodservice (Tennessee). The transactions expand Xceed's geographic coverage and add local sales-and-marketing capabilities to its growing national brokerage platform; management teams retained significant equity and will continue to operate their businesses.

CORE Foodservice (Acosta) Acquires TTS Marketing & Sales Ltd.

January 5, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

CORE Foodservice, part of the Acosta group, has acquired Quebec-based TTS Marketing & Sales, Ltd., an eastern Canada foodservice sales agency. The acquisition expands CORE's Canadian footprint and capabilities—creating a leading national foodservice agency to better serve manufacturers, brands, operators and distributors across Canada and North America.