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Sysco Acquires New Jersey Distributorship

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 27, 2005


Transaction terms were not disclosed.

It is the fourth acquisition by Sysco this year, which in nearly seven months has seen 15 acquisitions in the foodservice industry.

RSM EquiCo Capital Markets, Costa Mesa, CA, the broker-dealer subsidiary of RSM EquiCo Inc., initiated the transaction, led the negotiations and acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Walker Foods.

(See more in the Friday, July 29, edition of ID Report.)

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