M&A Deal Summary

Church Brothers Farms Acquires Growers Express - Commodity Vegetable Business

On January 29, 2019, Church Brothers Farms acquired food company Growers Express - Commodity Vegetable Business from Growers Express

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Church Brothers Farms’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Church Brothers Farms’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Church Brothers Farms’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-29
Target Growers Express - Commodity Vegetable Business
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Church Brothers Farms
Sellers(s) Growers Express
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Growers Express - Commodity Vegetable Business

California, United States
Growers Express LLC - Commodity Vegetable Business assets include the growing, harvesting and selling of field-packed vegetable commodities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Church Brothers Farms

Salinas, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Church Brothers Farms is a family owned and operated grower/shipper of fresh produce.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Growers Express

Salinas, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Growers Express LLC is a farmer-owned innovator of premium-quality fresh “value added” vegetable products, including first-to-market innovations such as Cauliflower Crumbles® and vegetable noodles.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-05 Growers Express - Frozen Vegetable Manufacturing Operations

Yuma, Arizona, United States

Growers Express' Frozen Vegetable Manufacturing Operations include inventory, equipment, a sublease for a portion of a manufacturing facility in Yuma, Arizona, and a lease for a warehouse facility in San Luis, Arizona. Growers Express' Frozen Vegetable Manufacturing Operations is based in Yuma, Arizona.

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