M&A Deal Summary

Whole Foods Market Acquires Bread & Circus

On October 1, 1992, Whole Foods Market acquired retailer Bread & Circus for 26M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1992-10-01
Target Bread & Circus
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Whole Foods Market
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 26M USD

Target

Bread & Circus

Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Bread & Circus was a New England natural foods grocery chain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Whole Foods Market

Austin, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Retail
Employees61,700
Revenue 15.7B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.
Entrance to Whole Foods' corporate headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is a natural and organic foods supermarket chain. Whole Foods operates more then 450 stores across the US, Canada, and the UK. Whole Foods was formed in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 13
Sector (Retail) 1 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 11
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 12
Year (1992) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1988-01-01 Whole Food

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Whole Food Co. is a provider of food products in US.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1993-05-13 Mrs. Gooch s Natural Food Markets

Los Angeles, California, United States

Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets was a natural foods grocery chain with 7 stores in the Los Angeles area.

Buy $56M
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