US Foods has agreed to acquire Louisiana-based food distributor F. Christiana – the fourth deal of its kind in as many months.
F. Christiana offers a range of food and food-related products, concentrating on centre-of-plate categories including meat, poultry, dairy and food staples like rice and pasta. It has annual sales of nearly $100 million and serves more than 1,800 independent restaurant, hotel, deli and convenience store customers across the southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The deal will help US Foods to significantly bolster its presence in the south of the US.
It follows deals for All American Foods in February, SRA Foods in March, and most recently FirstClasss Foods in April.
US Foods south region president Keith Knight said: “F. Christiana has an excellent reputation in the independent operator space. When combined with their success in key strategic markets such as New Orleans and Baton Rouge, this acquisition will further enhance our position with new and existing customers in Louisiana.”
F. Christiana general manager Nick Christiana added: “We see many similarities between US Foods and F. Christiana, most important of which is the passion for bringing value to its customers to help them succeed. With the size and scale of US Foods, our customers will have increased access to new and innovative products and business solutions to help them continue to grow their businesses profitably.”
The company will continue to operate under the F. Christiana name and will remain in the 70,000-square-foot facility where it conducts business today.
The transaction is expected to close by mid-June. Financial terms were not publicly disclosed.
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