Bunzl Distribution USA History of Growth
Bunzl acquires Kenco Sales, Inc., a regional redistribution company servicing the U.S. Northwest and Hawaii, and Saxton, Inc., a regional redistribution company servicing the U.S. West and Lower Midwest regions.
Bunzl acquires Packers Engineering & Equipment, enhancing its position in the beef and pork processor industries.
Bunzl broadens its reach outside of the U.S. when it acquires Godin, a distributor based in Quebec, Canada, and Eastern Paper, a leading distributor to supermarkets, food processors and other distributors in the Canadian Atlantic market. These acquisitions extend the company’s geographic service coverage across Canada. Bunzl also purchases Melissa Sales Corp., a redistributor based in Puerto Rico, allowing the company to service customers throughout the Caribbean.
Bunzl advances its position in the food processor and packer markets by acquiring Koch Supplies, one of the nation’s leading suppliers to the protein and food processing industries.
Acquired Glenco Institutional Supply, Ltd. (CAD) and Merrill Enterprises Saskatoon Ltd. (CAD)
Bunzl purchases the Grocery Supply Systems (GSS) division and related U.S. grocery supply businesses of Unisource Worldwide, Inc. and the grocery supply business of International Paper’s xpedx division. The company becomes the largest distributor of disposable paper and plastic packaging supplies to the supermarket industry.
Acquired Shu-Shu Inc. (CAD), B.L. Tomalin Investments Limited (CAD), and Tryverse Products Limited (CAD).
The acquisition of Marstan Industries of Philadelphia proves instrumental in establishing Bunzl’s presence in the foodservice industry. It paves the way for Bunzl to become an industry leader in the popular Home Meal Replacement (HMR) movement.
Bunzl acquires several significant U.S. regional competitors and expands into Canada and Mexico. Bunzl relocates its U.S. headquarters to St. Louis, Missouri.
The company achieves coast-to-coast status with the purchase of Papercraft, Inc., a major regional redistributor based in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., with branch operations throughout the state, as well as in Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Phoenix.
Bunzl continues to acquire companies, firmly establishing its presence east of the Rocky Mountains.
Acquired Consolidated Packaging, Inc., Packaging Consultants, Inc., Supermarket Consultants, Inc., The Label Company, Inc., and Western Packaging, Inc.
The company acquires additional companies located in Florida, New York, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Bunzl plc enters the North American market by acquiring Jersey Paper, a distributor of disposable and coarse paper products based in South Brunswick, New Jersey. The company establishes its U.S. headquarters in Short Hills, New Jersey.