GrubMarket has acquired Grant J. Hunt Co., a West Coast produce wholesaler. Grant Hunt, which has relationships with domestic and overseas farms, will continue to be managed by the current leadership team.
"We are excited to join the GrubMarket family and embrace the new growth opportunities that GrubMarket's technology and network offer,” said Sal Rizzo and Maurice Protzen, general managers of Grant Hunt, in a statement. “We work directly with growers to develop compelling messages and deliver them effectively to their target audience. We look forward to joining GrubMarket's technology-enabled platform. Together, we aim to take Grant Hunt to the next level of success.”
Grant Hunt will now be able to utilize GrubMarket's proprietary WholesaleWare software suite, the company's software-as-a-service platform providing food industry suppliers and vendors with financial management, online ordering and sales, inventory management, and CRM tools.
"We are excited that a highly influential business in the produce world with almost 100 years of history just joined us,” said Mike Xu, CEO of GrubMarket, in a statement. “The talented team at Grant Hunt is a true value-added partner for their customers and producers. This acquisition enables GrubMarket to further strengthen its producer relationships on the West Coast in many specialty categories, and gain more historical understanding of how the American food supply chain has evolved. Together, we will build a greater customer base and a stronger producer network in the food ecosystem nationwide, and make a bigger impact on the evolution and digital transformation of American food supply chain industry."
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