Fortune International Acquires North Bay Seafood Inc.
June 1, 2022
Fortune International, LLC has acquired North Bay Seafood Inc., a D'Iberville, Mississippi-based distributor and processor of fresh oysters and frozen seafood products. Terms were not disclosed; the deal expands Fortune's Gulf States distribution footprint (Mississippi, parts of Arkansas and Alabama) and retains Danny Dreiling as Director of New Business Development.
- Buyers
- Fortune International, LLC
- Targets
- North Bay Seafood Inc.
- Sellers
- Carl Dreiling, Danny Dreiling
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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