M&A Deal Summary

Universal Pure Acquires Universal Cold Storage

On December 19, 2012, Universal Pure acquired business services company Universal Cold Storage

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Universal Pure’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Universal Pure’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Universal Pure’s 2nd transaction in Nebraska.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-19
Target Universal Cold Storage
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Universal Pure
Deal Type Merger

Target

Universal Cold Storage

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Universal Cold Storage is a provider of cold storage, high-pressure pasteurization (“HPP”), and other value-added services to domestic food manufacturers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Universal Pure

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Universal Pure is a provider of outsourced high-pressure processing (HPP), cold storage and pre-HPP and post-HPP value-added services to help food and beverage companies safely bring longer-lasting, cleaner-label products to market. Universal Pure was founded in 2001 and is based in Lincoln, Nebraska.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Merger) 2 of 2
State (Nebraska) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-19 Universal Pasteurization

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Universal Pasteurization Co. LLC offers cold storage and high-pressure pasteurization services to food manufacturers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-16 Stay Fresh Foods

Meriden, Connecticut, United States

Stay Fresh Foods LLC provides custom high-pressure processing services on a contract basis to the food and beverage industry, utilizing proven technology that substantially improves the safety and extends the shelf life of packaged products without chemical additives or preservatives. The company’s two SQF Level 3-certified facilities, in Meriden, Conn., and Pennsauken, N.J., also offer beverage co-packing and product development assistance (testing, formulation changes, shelf-life studies, packaging selection), along with an integrated menu of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) supply chain and pre- and post-HPP value-added services.

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