Operating Company Consumer

Ferraro Foods

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Specialty Italian foodservice distributor supplying pizzerias, Italian restaurants, and other foodservice operators across the eastern United States with Italian food, cheese, specialty meats, prepared appetizers, seafood, and related non-food supplies.

Focus Areas
Food Distribution, Foodservice Distribution, Italian Specialty Foods

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2021-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout

Ferraro Foods Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Ferraro Foods. 1 2021 1 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Ferraro Foods Acquires Botticelli Food Service; Sells Casa Foods Division Back to Fornino Family
    October 9, 2024
    Buyer
    Ferraro Foods, Fornino family
    Target
    Botticelli Food Service, Rudy & Son, Casa Foods (Utica facility)
    Seller
    Botticelli Foods, Ferraro Foods
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Ferraro Foods Acquires GDS Foods Inc.
    June 16, 2023
    Buyer
    Ferraro Foods
    Target
    GDS Foods Inc.
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    New Jersey, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    New Jersey-based Ferraro Foods has acquired GDS Foods Inc., a Sussex, New Jersey importer and distributor of Italian food products that serves pizzerias across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands Ferraro's distribution footprint in key Northeast pizza markets, bringing GDS’s ~ $50 million in annual sales and a loyal customer base into Ferraro’s network.

  • Ferraro Foods Acquires Cremosa Food Company (and New Cremflora Foods)
    January 28, 2021
    Buyer
    Ferraro Foods
    Target
    Cremosa Food Company, New Cremflora Foods
    Seller
    Joe Murgolo, John Albanese
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Ferraro Foods has acquired Cremosa Food Company and New Cremflora Foods, bringing the two family-owned pizza- and restaurant-focused distributors into the Ferraro Foods platform. The deal expands Ferraro's footprint and product offering along the East Coast, combining legacy family brands and refrigerated distribution capabilities based in Melville, New York and Ocala, Florida.

Related Acquisition Pages

Food & Beverage Buyers & Acquisitions 3 tracked deals by Ferraro Foods. Acquisitions in New York 2 tracked deals by Ferraro Foods. Acquisitions in New Jersey 1 tracked deal by Ferraro Foods.

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