Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
At Meridian Capital, we drive exceptional results for our clients throughout the food and agribusiness value chain. Whether through a merger or acquisition, raising debt or equity, or strategic advisory, our professionals have developed unique insights and tools to deliver successful results for our food and agribusiness clients.
Our dedicated team maximizes shareholder value by leveraging industry-wide corporate relationships, deep subsector expertise, broad private equity and family office investor relationships, and proven transaction experience. We welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and your potential transaction alternatives.
Meridian’s deep food, beverage, and agribusiness subsector experience includes advising leading companies within segments like growing and packing, food inputs & ingredients, food manufacturing/processing, crop inputs and consumables, food distribution, cold storage and warehousing, agriculture and orchard supplies, food transportation and logistics, and vertically integrated operations.
Team Leadership
Subsector Experience
Agricultural Inputs and Producers
- Crop Inputs
- Irrigation & Orchard Supply
- Growers & Packers
Food Distribution and Supply Chain
- Foodservice Equipment & Supply (FE&S)
- Broadline
- Specialty Distribution
Food & Beverage
- Ingredients
- Processing
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Co-Manufacturing
Recent Food, Beverage & Agribusiness M&A Transactions
Earl E. Brown & Sons, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Foreman Fruit & Land Company, LLC
Wilson Irrigation & Orchard Supply, Inc. Has Been Acquired by Clearview Capital, LLC
Pacific Market International Received Strategic Advisory From Meridian Capital
Ryan’s Hood River Juice Has Received Growth Capital GE Capital
Vinum Wine Importing & Distributing Has Received Strategic Advisory From Meridian Capital
Chef’n Has Been Acquired by CID Capital
Lucks Company, LLC Has Been Acquired by Westco Products, Inc.
Seattle Coffee Company Has Been Acquired by AFC Enterprises
Provided Strategic Advisory Services to Northwest Trading Company
*Note: Includes transactions completed by Meridian bankers while at previous firms
