Leonard's Syrups Acquires Midwest Juice

Richelieu Hardware Acquires Midwest Specialty Products, LLC

April 15, 2025

Building Products

Richelieu Hardware has acquired Midwest Specialty Products, LLC, a Shakopee, Minnesota-based distributor of premium countertop and surface solutions. The acquisition closed January 13, 2025 and was advised by Generational Group. The deal expands Richelieu's product offering in stone slabs and strengthens its distribution footprint in the U.S. Midwest.

Ryder System Acquires Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System

October 27, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Ryder System, Inc. has acquired all outstanding equity of Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System, a Woodridge, Illinois–based 3PL that operates 17 multi-client and dedicated warehouses totaling about seven million square feet and a company-owned truck fleet. The acquisition, completed Nov. 1, 2021, expands Ryder's multi-client warehousing capability in the Chicago distribution hub and is expected to add roughly $135 million of annual revenue in 2022.

Keurig Dr Pepper Acquires DSD Territory Rights in East Texas and Northern Louisiana

November 24, 2020

Food & Beverage

Keurig Dr Pepper agreed to acquire the manufacturing, sales and direct-store-delivery (DSD) distribution rights to key KDP-owned and licensed brands across 37 counties in east Texas and northern Louisiana from The Red River Beverage Group and The Made‑Rite Company. The move brings brands such as Canada Dry, A&W, 7UP, Sunkist, Snapple, CORE and Bai into KDP’s company-owned DSD operations beginning February 2021; terms were not disclosed.

Hub Plastics Acquires Midwest Container and Industrial Supply Company

April 11, 2023

Packaging

Hub Plastics has acquired Midwest Container and Industrial Supply Company, a St. Louis–area manufacturer of rigid plastic bottles, as owner Kent Meentemeyer transitions to retirement. Terms were not disclosed; Midwest Container will be rebranded as Hub Plastics - Midwest, and Sikich Investment Banking served as exclusive sell-side adviser.

Great Lakes Rubber Acquires Midwest Sealing Products and Fluid Logic Valves

April 8, 2022

Manufacturing

Great Lakes Rubber & Supply, Inc. (GLR), a third-generation family-owned sealing distributor based in Milwaukee, acquired Midwest Sealing Products and Fluid Logic Valves in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The acquisitions expand GLR's manufacturing capabilities in custom die-cut gaskets, molded shapes and hydraulic valves and broaden its presence in the Chicago and greater Midwest markets.

Fresh Produce Acquires Midwest Marketing

October 15, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Fresh Produce, LLC, a regional marketing agency with offices in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, has purchased Midwest Marketing of Rapid City following owner Dawn Claymore's decision to retire. Midwest Marketing will continue to operate under its established brand and leadership—including President Megan Batteen—while Fresh Produce supports growth in the South Dakota market.