M&A Deal Summary

Whole Foods Market Acquires Foodmaster Super Markets

On October 26, 2012, Whole Foods Market acquired retailer Foodmaster Super Markets

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 6th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-26
Target Foodmaster Super Markets
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Whole Foods Market
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Foodmaster Super Markets

Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
Foodmaster Super Markets, operates a chain of food stores. The company offer meat\seafood, deli and hot foods, produce, and bakery items. The company also provides catering services

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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 11 of 13
Sector (Retail) 6 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 11
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 12
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-21 Wild Oats Marketing

Addison, Texas, United States

Wild Oats Marketing LLC an operator of natural food supermarkets, primarily located in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and California. The Company's more than 110 stores operate under the brands Wild Oats Community Market, Alfalfa's, Nature's Fresh, Henry's, Sun Harvest, Capers in Canada, and others across the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-03 Dominick s Supermarkets

Northlake, Illinois, United States

Dominick's Supermarkets, Inc is a grocery store chain it provides products like Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor.

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