Ferraro Foods Acquires GDS Foods Inc.

Kelso & Company Acquires Ferraro Foods from Kainos Capital

April 6, 2021

Food & Beverage

Funds managed by Kelso & Company acquired Ferraro Foods, a Piscataway, New Jersey-based specialty foodservice distributor focused on Italian restaurants and pizzerias, from Kainos Capital in April 2021. Ferraro operates seven distribution centers, sources roughly 7,000 SKUs, and serves thousands of independent restaurant customers across the U.S. East Coast; Kelso intends to support continued platform growth and consolidation in the specialty distribution space.

GS Foods Group Acquires The Danielsen Company

March 6, 2025

Food & Beverage

GS Foods Group, a specialized foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired The Danielsen Company, a Chico, California-based foodservice provider. The deal expands GS Foods' presence in Northern California and strengthens its school nutrition and specialized foodservice distribution network while retaining Danielsen's leadership and staff to ensure continuity for customers.

Ferraro Foods Acquires Botticelli Food Service; Sells Casa Foods Division Back to Fornino Family

October 9, 2024

Food & Beverage

Ferraro Foods has acquired Botticelli Food Service (including the recently acquired Rudy & Son operation), expanding its distribution footprint and adding hundreds of pizzeria and restaurant customers across the Long Island / tri-state pizza market. Concurrently, Ferraro sold its Casa Foods division in Utica, New York back to the legacy Fornino family, transferring the Utica facility and more than 80 employees to local ownership.

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.

Rudolph Capital Acquires DeIorio Foods from LaSalle Capital

July 24, 2019

Food & Beverage

Rudolph Capital has acquired DeIorio Foods, Inc., a Utica, New York-based manufacturer of premium frozen dough products, from LaSalle Capital. DeIorio, which employs over 200 people, expanded nationally under LaSalle's ownership—growing sales in foodservice and retail and adding capabilities such as gluten-free and plant-based products—while Rudolph Capital intends to pursue further growth opportunities.