Lipari Foods Names Industry Veteran Stuart Schuette as New Chief Executive Officer to Lead Next Phase of Growth

September 16, 2024 Lipari Foods

Mr. Schuette is a proven executive with a 30-year track record of driving organic and inorganic growth in distribution businesses across several industries, including food distribution.

Lipari Foods Finalizes Acquisition of Iowa-Based Comercializadora Del Midwest to Expand Offerings & Distribution Footprint

May 31, 2023 Lipari Foods

Lipari Foods, a top specialty food distributor based in Warren, Michigan, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Clive, IA based Comercializadora Del Midwest (CDM), a leading provider of Central and South American specialty items. This opportunity will expand Lipari’s portfolio of International products as well as their distribution footprint in the Midwest.

Lipari Foods Finalizes Acquisition of Missouri-Based Swiss-American, Inc. to Complement its Existing Capabilities

March 21, 2023 Lipari Foods

Lipari Foods, a top specialty food distributor based in Warren, Michigan, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire St. Louis, MO based Swiss-American, Inc., a leading specialty cheese solutions provider, focused on retail deli. This opportunity will further enhance its manufacturing division’s capabilities through its subsidiary The Deli Source, with a specific focus on expanding cheese offerings.

Investor Group Led by Littlejohn & Co. Acquires Lipari Foods

November 1, 2022 Littlejohn & Co., LLC

An investor group led by Littlejohn & Co., LLC, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, announced that it has acquired Lipari Foods (“Lipari” or the “Company”), a leading specialty food distributor. The Lipari family, management, H.I.G. Capital, and Sterling Investment Partners remain minority investors in the Company.

Lipari Foods Acquires New York Based Deli-Boy and Big Apple

May 18, 2022 MediaNews Group

Lipari Foods, a specialty food distributor based in Warren, has reached an agreement to acquire New York-based Deli-Boy and it’s subsidiary, Big Apple, which will expand Lipari’s distribution footprint through Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Masschusetts, North Carolina, Connecticut and New York.