M&A Deal Summary

SunOpta Acquires Les Importations Cacheres Hahamovitch

On December 22, 2005, SunOpta acquired distribution company Les Importations Cacheres Hahamovitch

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SunOpta’s 9th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is SunOpta’s 9th transaction in Canada.
  • This is SunOpta’s 2nd transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-22
Target Les Importations Cacheres Hahamovitch
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) SunOpta
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Les Importations Cacheres Hahamovitch

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hahamovitch is a Montreal based distributor of kosher and specialty foods. Hahamovitch has a long-term track record of profitability and has been in business for over 50 years. Over this time Hahamovitch has worked closely with organizations that are now key business units of the SunOpta Canadian Food Distribution Group.

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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 19 of 35
Sector (Distribution) 9 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 31
State (Quebec) 2 of 4
Country (Canada) 9 of 14
Year (2005) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-07-13 Pacific Fruit Processors

South Gate, California, United States

Pacific Fruit Processors, Inc. is a manufacturer of

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-21 Purity Life

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Purity Life is a distributor of natural health products including dietary supplements, vitamins, natural body care, earth friendly household goods and natural health food products. Purity Life was founded in 1984 and is based in Acton, Ontario.

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