M&A Deal Summary

United Natural Foods Acquires SUPERVALU

On July 26, 2018, United Natural Foods acquired retailer SUPERVALU for 2.9B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is United Natural Foods’ 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is United Natural Foods’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is United Natural Foods’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is United Natural Foods’ 2nd transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-07-26
Target SUPERVALU
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) United Natural Foods
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.9B USD
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank
Lazard Ltd. (Financial)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal)

Target

SUPERVALU

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
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Entrance to SUPERVALU's corporate headquarters in Eden Praire, Minnesota.
Entrance to SUPERVALU's corporate headquarters in Eden Praire, Minnesota.
SUPERVALU, Inc. is one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. SUPERVALU serves customers across the United States through a network of 3,437 stores composed of 3,323 wholesale primary stores operated by customers serviced by SUPERVALU's food distribution business and 114 traditional retail grocery stores in continuing operations operated under three retail banners in three geographic regions (store counts as of February 24, 2018). Headquartered in Minnesota, SUPERVALU has approximately 23,000 employees.

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Buyer

United Natural Foods

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Distribution
Employees28,300
Revenue 28.9B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to United Natural Foods' corporate headquarters in Providence, Rhode Island.
Entrance to United Natural Foods' corporate headquarters in Providence, Rhode Island.

United Natural Foods is an independent US distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and related products including nutritional supplements, personal care items and organic produce. In addition to distribution services, UNFI provides a range of value-added services for customers and suppliers, including marketing and promotional tools, merchandising, category management and store support services. United Natural Foods was founded in 1976 and is based in Providence, Rhode Island.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Retail) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
State (Minnesota) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 8
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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2016-08-11 Gourmet Guru

Bronx, New York, United States

Gourmet Guru, Inc. is a distributor and merchandiser of fresh and organic food focusing on new and emerging brands.

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