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.

Acquired Melissa Sales Corporation

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)

Acquired Rap-Id Paper (CAD and Trimor Products Ltd (CAD).

Acquired Jedco Paper Corporation

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.

Acquired Grossman Paper Company

Bunzl acquires several significant U.S. regional competitors and expands into Canada and Mexico. Bunzl relocates its U.S. headquarters to St. Louis, Missouri.

Acquired Packaging Products Corporation of America

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.

Acquired McDonough Company

Acquired Colins Foodservice, Inc. and Corsaro Produce, Inc.

Acquired Manmouth Paper Company

Acquired Packaging Materials, Inc.

Acquired T.G.P. Company

Acquired Consolidated Packaging, Inc., Packaging Consultants, Inc., Supermarket Consultants, Inc., The Label Company, Inc., and Western Packaging, Inc.

Acquired Alliance Paper & Packaging Company, Inc.

The company acquires additional companies located in Florida, New York, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

Acquired Market Distribution Services and Cast-Away Products