M&A Deal Summary

Blue Goose Pure Foods Acquires Tender Choice Foods

On October 19, 2016, Blue Goose Pure Foods acquired food company Tender Choice Foods

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Blue Goose Pure Foods’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Blue Goose Pure Foods’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Blue Goose Pure Foods’ 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-10-19
Target Tender Choice Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Blue Goose Pure Foods
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Tender Choice Foods

Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Tender Choice has been in business for more than 25 years and it specializes in the processing, packing, and distribution of meat products. The Tender Choice plant engages in processing whole, eviscerated turkeys and chickens, and also has the operational capability to mechanically separate various proteins and co-packing products. Its customers include well-known brand names in Ontario, and its current export markets include the Unites States, Russia, South Africa, Hong Kong and China.

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Buyer

Blue Goose Pure Foods

Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Blue Goose is a vertically integrated company focused on the production, distribution and sale of organic and Antibiotic and Animal-Byproduct Free (AABF) beef, chicken and fish. Its mandate focuses on producing and distributing organic protein by raising livestock in an organic environment, with feed from organically grown crops and no substrates or animal by-products in the feed, and by employing the highest standards of animal husbandry and welfare, with no use of artificial growth hormones or antibiotics. Blue Goose owns over 45,000 acres of farm land in British Columbia, and is a recognized consumer brand with beef, chicken, and fish products distributed to over 640 retail locations across Canada, making Blue Goose well-positioned to capitalize on the high-growth organic food market.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1