M&A Deal Summary

Whole Foods Market Acquires New Frontier s Four Stores

On March 31, 2014, Whole Foods Market acquired retailer New Frontier s Four Stores from New Frontiers Natural Marketplace

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 8th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Whole Foods Market’s 12th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-03-31
Target New Frontier s Four Stores
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Whole Foods Market
Sellers(s) New Frontiers Natural Marketplace
Deal Type Divestiture

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New Frontier s Four Stores

United States
New Frontier's Four Stores a unit of New Frontiers Natural Marketplace a provider of natural foods.

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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 13 of 13
Sector: Retail M&A 8 of 8
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 12 of 12
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS 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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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

New Frontiers Natural Marketplace

Solvang, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

New Frontiers Natural Marketplace, Inc., is a provider of naturally delicious foods of the freshest and highest quality, as well as a full array of other choices for healthy living. New Frontiers is a place where people come to make changes that will improve the quality of their lives.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1