Bunzl Distribution USA History of Growth
December 2020
Acquired Snelling Paper & Sanitation, Ltd.
September 2020
Acquired MCR Safety
January 2020
Acquired Joshen Paper & Packaging
February 2019
Acquired Liberty Safety
March 2018
Acquired Monte Package Company
January 2018
Acquired Revco Industries, Inc.
May 2017
Acquired Advanced Mobile First Aid & Safety, Inc. (CAD) and Western Safety, Ltd. (CAD)
May 2017
Acquired Diversified Distribution Systems, LLC.
March 2017
Acquired ML Kishigo Manufacturing Company, LLC.
January 2017
Acquired Packaging Film Sales, Inc.
July 2016
Acquired Apex Sanitation Products Ltd./Atlas Environmental (CAD)
July 2016
Acquired Plus II Sanitation Supplies, Inc. (CAD)
February 2016
Acquired Earthwise Bag Company, Inc.
September 2015
Acquired Planet Clean (CAD)
July 2015
Acquired Steiner Industries, Inc.
June 2015
Acquired International Sourcing Co. dba Cordova Safety
June 2015
Acquired GF, Inc.
March 2015
Acquired Emballages Maska, Inc. (CAD) and Prescott S.M., Inc. (CAD)
January 2015
Acquired Jan-Mar Sales, Ltd. (CAD)
January 2015
Acquired Blake H. Brown, Inc. (Tillman)
November 2014
Acquired Acme Supplies, Ltd.
March 2014
Acquired Plast Techs Enterprises
December 2013
Acquired SAS Safety Corporation
November 2013
Acquired Wesclean Equipment & Cleaning Supplies, Ltd. (CAD)
September 2013
Acquired Proepta S.A. de C.V. (MX)
December 2012
Acquired Schwarz Paper Company
December 2012
Acquired Destiny Packaging, Inc.
December 2012
Acquired McCordick Glove & Safety (CAD)
June 2012
Acquired Service Paper Company
2012
Bunzl acquires six companies to enhance its presence in the markets it serves. To expand its offering to non-food retailers, the company purchases CDW Merchants, experts in packaging and merchandising solutions. With the acquisition of FoodHandler, Bunzl provides foodservice operators with a greater range of disposable gloves and other food-handling products.
The company increases its reach throughout North America and beyond with the purchase of disposable supplies distributor Service Paper Company in the U.S. Northwest and Schwarz Supply Source, a store supplies distributor operating in the U.S. and internationally. To further extend into the agricultural market, Bunzl purchased Destiny Packaging, a flexible packaging company serving growers in California and Arizona. Finally, the company expands into the safety market in Canada by acquiring McCordick Glove & Safety, a distributor of personal protective equipment (PPE).
2011
The company expands its packaging solutions for growers and food processors with its acquisition of Network Paper and Packaging Ltd. (Netpak) and Marpak Packaging Systems Ltd. (Marpak).
2010
Bunzl acquires Cool Pak LLC, a leading distributor of stock and custom-designed pulp and plastic containers to fruit and vegetable growers, shippers, packers and other food suppliers.
August 2010
Acquired CBC Enterprises, Inc.
2007
Bunzl acquires two companies in the redistribution market: Tec Products, Co., Inc., a janitorial/sanitation redistributor, and Westgate Sales Corporation, a safety redistributor.
August 2006
Acquired United American Sales, Inc.
2006
The company purchases United American Sales, Inc., giving the company a presence in the safety supply redistribution channel. Bunzl also acquires five additional companies-Keenpac, Venture Packaging and Distribution, Master Craft Packaging Corporation, Morgan Scott and Cole Hartford, further expanding its focus in the non-food retail, redistribution and food processor segments.
October 2005
Acquired Pennsylvania Paper & Packaging, Inc. dba Weiss Brothers Paper Company.
2005
Bunzl acquires Retail Resources, LP, and enters the non-food retail segment providing store operating supplies to department stores and other retail chains. The company also makes five additional acquisitions, including SOFCO and A. W. Mendenhall, extending further into the supermarket, foodservice and janitorial/sanitation redistribution segments.
September 2005
Acquired A.W. Mendenhall Co., Inc.
September 2005
Acquired Sofco, a Division of US Foodservice, Inc.
June 2005
Acquired Maintenance Depot, Inc.
December 2004
Acquired Temo Sales, Inc.
November 2004
Acquired Joseph Weil & Sons, Inc.
September 2004
Acquired TSN, Inc.
2004
The company purchases TSN Inc., a convenience store chain and wholesaler supplier. This acquisition expands Bunzl’s other U.S. convenience store business with TSN’s product lines.
December 2003
Acquired Prolix Packaging, Company
February 2003
Acquired Enterprise, a Division of ConAgra Foods, Inc.
2003
Bunzl acquires Enterprise, Inc., and Prolix Packaging, enhancing the company’s food processor and redistribution segments.
December 2002
Acquired Saxton, Inc.
June 2002
Acquired Kenco Sales, Inc.