M&A Deal Summary

Bakemark Acquires Best Brands

On September 19, 2017, Bakemark acquired food company Best Brands from CSM Bakery Supplies North America

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bakemark’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Bakemark’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bakemark’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-09-19
Target Best Brands
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Bakemark
Sellers(s) CSM Bakery Supplies North America
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Best Brands

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Best Brands Corp. is a provider of quality ingredients and supplies, with a mission to provide the best possible products and services for all segments of the baking industry. Best Brands was founded in 1971 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bakemark

Pico Rivera, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1909
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Bakemark is a specialty distribution platform serving as a critical link between bakery ingredients manufacturers and national and local bakeries. BakeMark is a vertically integrated supply chain partner and specialty distributor to 19,000+ customers across all major bakery channels, providing a broad portfolio of 7,000+ active SKUs and value-added services. Bakemark was founded in 1909 and is based in Pico Rivera, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Food) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-15 CSM Bakery Solutions - Multifoods

Elyria, Ohio, United States

CSM Bakery Solutions - Multifoods includes Multifoods brand, product portfolio as well as CSM's two manufacturing facilities located in Elyria, OH and Spartanburg, SC.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CSM Bakery Supplies North America

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

CSM Bakery Supplies North America produces and supplies bakery ingredients and products in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-19 Best Brands

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Best Brands Corp. is a provider of quality ingredients and supplies, with a mission to provide the best possible products and services for all segments of the baking industry. Best Brands was founded in 1971 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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