C.H. Robinson to Acquire Prime Distribution Services

January 30, 2020 C.H. Robinson

Prime had $108.7 million in total revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. C.H. Robinson intends to purchase Prime for approximately $225 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to be slightly accretive in 2020 and will be financed through cash on hand and funds drawn from C.H. Robinson’s existing credit facilities.

The Chefs’ Warehouse Acquires Sid Wainer & Son Acquisition Accelerates Expansion in Northeast

January 30, 2020 Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Sid Wainer & Son, based in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Lucky’s Market Founders Buy Back Fort Collins Store, 6 Others

Lucky’s Market founders Bo and Trish Sharon plan to buy back seven specialty grocer stores, including the Fort Collins and north Boulder locations that remain open following the corporation’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing Monday.

Secretary Perdue Statement on USMCA Signing

January 30, 2020 USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Giant Food Earns Top Marks in 2020 Corporate Equality Index

January 30, 2020 Giant Food

Giant Food, the leading greater Washington D.C. regional grocery chain, proudly announced that it received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.