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Bunzl Acquires Foodhandler

On May 2, 2012, Bunzl acquired food company Foodhandler from BarrierSafe Solutions International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bunzl’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Bunzl’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bunzl’s 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-05-02
Target Foodhandler
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Bunzl
Sellers(s) BarrierSafe Solutions International
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Foodhandler

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
Foodhandler, Inc. Headquartered in Westbury, New York on Long Island, Island Poly offers a full line of disposable barrier protection products aimed at the food service and health care industries. Founded in 1969, the Company has evolved from a limited product line distributor to a branded product and food safety service company. Island Poly sells primarily to large distribution companies. Its product lines include disposable gloves, plastic aprons, industrial (durable) gloves and paper hairnets.

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Buyer

Bunzl

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1854
Sector Distribution
Employees26,978
Revenue 11.8B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Bunzl is a distribution and outsourcing group with operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and UK & Ireland. It supports businesses all over the world with a variety of products that are essential for our customers in the successful operation of their businesses. Bunzl was founded in 1854 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 128
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 12 of 13
State: Illinois M&A 2 of 4
Country: United States M&A 8 of 25
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-27 CDW Merchants

Lincolnwood, Illinois, United States

CDW Merchants provides 3D Visual Retail Displays and E-commerce gift packaging to the nation’s leading retailers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-11 Service Paper Co.

Sumner, Washington, United States

Service Paper is a distributor of disposable supplies to the grocery, foodservice, food processor and industrial packaging sectors throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BarrierSafe Solutions International

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Safety/Security
DESCRIPTION

BarrierSafe Solutions International is a provider of barrier protection and infection control products. BarrierSafe owns the FoodHandler and Microflex brands and primarily sells disposable gloves to non-acute markets including foodservice, dental, laboratory, industrial and automotive. BarrierSafe Solutions International is based in Lake Forest, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-07 High Five Products

Chicago, Illinois, United States

High Five Products, Inc. is an innovator and provider of disposable gloves and non-woven apparel.

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