Calavo - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Calavo M&A Summary

Calavo has acquired 5 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years.

Calavo’s largest acquisition to date was in 2003, when it acquired Maui Fresh International for $5M. Calavo has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include food (80%) and distribution (20%).

Calavo Business Overview

Where is Calavo headquartered?

Calavo is headquartered in Santa Paula, California.

What is Calavo’s revenue?

Calavo disclosed revenue of 662M USD for 2024 and 594M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Calavo have?

Calavo has 2,106 employees.

What sector is Calavo in?

Calavo is a food company.

When was Calavo founded?

Calavo was founded in 1924.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity5
- M&A Buy Activity5
Total Sectors Invested 2
Total Countries Invested 1

Calavo

Calavo Growers, Inc.

1141-A Cummings Road,
Santa Paula, California 93060
United States,
(805) 525-1245
www.calavo.com

Calavo procures, prepares, markets, and distributes avocados and other perishable foods and the preparation and distribution of processed avocado products. Through its two operating facilities in Southern California and two facilities in Mexico, Calavo sorts and packs avocados procured in California and Mexico and prepares processed avocado products. Calavo was incorporated in 1924 and is based in Santa Paula, California.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '20	'21	'22	'23	'24	'25	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	5	-	-	-	-	-	5
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$5M						$5M
Sell (0.0/yr)	#	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
								5

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
SFFI Company, Inc.	2020-01-21	-	Add-on Acquisition
Vernon, California
Renaissance Food Group LLC	2011-05-26	-	Add-on Acquisition
Rancho Cordova, California · www.rfgfoods.com
Hawaiian Sweet Inc.	2008-05-20	-	Add-on Acquisition
Santa Paula, California
Hawaii Pride, LLC	2008-05-20	-	Add-on Acquisition
Keaau, Hawaii
Maui Fresh International, Inc.	2003-09-04	5M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Anaheim, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Food	4 (80%)	-	-	-
Distribution	1 (20%)	5M (100%)	-	-
Total	5	$5M	-	-

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		5	5M	-	-
	California	4	5M	-	-
	Hawaii	1	-	-	-
Total		5	$5M	-	-

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
< $100M	1	$5M
TOTAL		$5M
Largest	Maui Fresh International, Inc. $5M (2003-09-04)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Food

Revenue

662 12%	2024
594 23%	2023
770 28%	2022
1,056 1%	2021
1,059 12%	2020
1,196 10%	2019
1,089 2%	2018
1,076 15%	2017
936 10%	2016
857 10%	2015
783 14%	2014
691 26%	2013
551	2012
(millions of USD)	Show More Show Less

Employees

2,106

Established

1924

Public

NASDAQ: CVGW

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