M&A Deal Summary

C&S Wholesale Grocers Acquires SpartanNash

On June 23, 2025, C&S Wholesale Grocers acquired distribution company SpartanNash for 1.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is C&S Wholesale Grocers’ 4th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is C&S Wholesale Grocers’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is C&S Wholesale Grocers’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is C&S Wholesale Grocers’ 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-06-23
Target SpartanNash
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) C&S Wholesale Grocers
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.8B USD
Advisor(s) BofA Securities (Financial)
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Legal)

Target

SpartanNash

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
SpartanNash's corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
SpartanNash's corporate headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
SpartanNash is a grocery distributor that operates two complementary business segments food wholesale and grocery retail. Its global supply chain network serves wholesale customers that include independent and chain grocers, national retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries and exchanges. The company distributes products for every aisle in the grocery store, from fresh produce to household goods to its OwnBrands, which include the Our Family portfolio of products. SpartanNash was founded in 1917 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Buyer

C&S Wholesale Grocers

Keene, New Hampshire, United States

Category Company
Founded 1918
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

C&S Wholesale Grocers is a wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S., supplying 5,000 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases, and institutions with over 150,000 different products. C&S Wholesale Grocers is based in Keene, New Hampshire.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Distribution M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: Michigan M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-03 C&S Wholesale Grocers - Retail Accounting Divisions

Keene, New Hampshire, United States

C&S Retail Accounting Divisions provides business process outsourcing services to independent grocers.

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