12th Dec 2022 14:27
Kitwave Group PLC - North Shields, England-based food wholesaler - Buys 166 year-old local, regional and imported fresh food retailer WestCountry Food Holdings Ltd for GBP29.0 million. Kitwave says that the acquisition has been funded via current banking facilities and a new three-year revolving credit facility provided by its banking partners. WestCountry reported pretax profit of GBP3.9 million and revenue of GBP29.7 million in 2021. Kitwave CEO Paul Young says: "The acquisition of WestCountry enables us to expand our product range to include high-quality fresh produce and complements our existing foodservice offering in the South West, following the acquisition of MJ Baker earlier in 2022." Kitwave bought Devon-based MJ Baker Foodservice Ltd in February for GBP24.5 million, which it said would be immediately earnings enhancing. Read More
