M&A Deal Summary

SunOpta Acquires Distribue-Vie Fruits & Legumes Biologiques

On March 1, 2004, SunOpta acquired distribution company Distribue-Vie Fruits & Legumes Biologiques

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SunOpta’s 5th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is SunOpta’s 6th transaction in Canada.
  • This is SunOpta’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-03-01
Target Distribue-Vie Fruits & Legumes Biologiques
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) SunOpta
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Distribue-Vie Fruits & Legumes Biologiques

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Distribue-Vie specializes in the distribution of organic fresh foods with an emphasis on produce. Select lines of grocery and drink items complement the product mix. Distribue-Vie is the dominant player in the distribution of organic produce in Quebec and operates from a warehousing facility located in Montreal, servicing the key Quebec market along with geographic reach to Eastern Ontario and the Maritime provinces.

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Buyer

SunOpta

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Food
Employees1,174
Revenue 630M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

SunOpta is the largest soy processing company in North America, supplying branded product manufacturers such as Hain Celestial (West Soy) and Dean Foods (Silk). The Company also sells other organic, non-genetically modified soy, oat and corn ingredients to food manufacturers. In addition, SunOpta is the largest distributor of organic groceries in Canada. SunOpta?s other holdings include an environmental services company involved in cleaning bridges, ships and other surfaces; and a steam explosion technology division dedicated to exploiting a proprietary technology for extracting pulp in an environmentally friendly manner from straw and other natural products. SunOpta was founded in 1973 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 35
Sector (Distribution) 5 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 31
State (Quebec) 1 of 4
Country (Canada) 6 of 14
Year (2004) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-11-27 Sonne Labs

Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States

Sonne Labs, Inc. (dba Dakota Gourmet) is a manufacturer of roasted soybeans.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-24 General Mills - Oat Fiber Manufacturing Facility

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

General Mills - Oat Fiber Manufacturing Facility engages in the manufacturing of food processing goods. The company’s products include biscuits, cereals, cinnamon rolls/twirls, cookies, mini pancakes, mixes, muffins, baked bars, scones, snacks, yogurt, baked goods, and flour.

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