Add-on Acquisition • Food

Acosta Acquires Etherton Sales & Merchandising

On April 9, 2015, Acosta acquired food company Etherton Sales & Merchandising

Acquisition Context
  • This is Acosta’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Acosta’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Acosta’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 9, 2015
Target Etherton Sales & Merchandising
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Acosta
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Etherton Sales & Merchandising

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Etherton Sales & Merchandising LLC is an agency specializing in perishable products.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Acosta

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1927
Sector Marketing
Employees17,000
DESCRIPTION
Acosta's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Acosta's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

Acosta Sales & Marketing provides outsourced sales, marketing and merchandising services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of consumer packaged goods. Acosta was founded in 1927 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 6 of 19
Sector: Food 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition 5 of 18
State: Michigan 1 of 2
Country: United States 5 of 17
Year: 2015 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-16 Higgins Cohn Brand Management

Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada

Higgins Cohn Brand Management is a natural and specialty food product manufacturer.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Lenhart & Associates

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Lenhart & Associates is a meat brokerage company.

Buy -