Keany Produce & Gourmet Acquires Limehouse Produce, Ward's Fruit & Produce and Spectrum Foods

The Chefs' Warehouse Acquires Hardie's Fresh Foods and GreenLeaf Produce & Specialty Foods

May 1, 2023

Food & Beverage

The Chefs' Warehouse (NASDAQ: CHEF) has acquired Hardie's Fresh Foods and GreenLeaf Produce & Specialty Foods to expand its produce category and regional footprint, strengthening presence in Texas and Northern California. The transactions broaden The Chefs' Warehouse's specialty and produce offerings and support cross-selling and operational synergies across its existing distribution network.

GrubMarket Acquires Coast Citrus Distributors

June 24, 2025

Food & Beverage

GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of San Diego-based Coast Citrus Distributors, a national importer and distributor of tropical produce and specialty vegetables. The deal brings Coast Citrus' national footprint, grower relationships, ripening/packing capabilities and fleet into GrubMarket's technology-enabled food supply chain platform to expand its produce distribution and logistics capabilities across the U.S.

FreshEdge Acquires Frontier Produce

July 25, 2024

Food & Beverage

FreshEdge, a Wind Point Partners-backed super-regional fresh food distributor, acquired Frontier Produce, a three-facility fresh produce distributor based in Oklahoma. The add-on expands FreshEdge's geographic footprint westward (complementing its KT Produce acquisition) and adds capacity to better serve restaurants, hotels, school systems and other foodservice customers across Oklahoma and southwest Missouri.

Buske Logistics Acquires Strategic Warehousing

June 2, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

Buske Logistics, a portfolio company of Fourshore Partners, has acquired Strategic Warehousing, LLC, a contract logistics provider based in Eagan, Minnesota. The add-on expands Buske's food-and-beverage warehousing capabilities—particularly in confectionery—and grows its network in the Twin Cities with three sites totaling 225,000 square feet.

GrubMarket Acquires Brothers Produce

July 8, 2024

Food & Beverage

GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Houston-based Brothers Produce, a major foodservice distributor operating three distribution centers across Texas and serving more than 6,000 customers across the Southwestern U.S. Brothers Produce's temperature-controlled warehousing and fleet of refrigerated vehicles will be integrated with GrubMarket's AI-powered WholesaleWare ERP and logistics platform to expand GrubMarket's footprint and capabilities in Texas and the surrounding region.

GrubMarket Acquires Sally Produce

January 27, 2025

Food & Beverage

GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Gilroy, California-based Sally Produce, a leading Asian fresh-produce wholesaler that supplies grocery retailers and restaurants across the U.S. West Coast. The deal expands GrubMarket’s West Coast distribution footprint and brings Sally Produce access to GrubMarket’s AI-powered SaaS and eCommerce tools while retaining Sally Produce’s existing leadership team.