GrubMarket that is concerned with making fresh and healthy food accessible to everyone says it has acquired Grant J. Hunt Company, a produce wholesaler on the West Coast of US, with offices in Northern California and Washington.
On its website GrubMarket says ‘’we firmly believe that you, your family, and your friends should always have the opportunity to eat well, and that price should never be a barrier between you and healthy, delicious, and freshly-harvested food.
‘’GrubMarket is committed to providing you with the best grocery experience possible, by regularly offering you a spectacular array of farm-fresh foods at prices that are up to 50% off what you’d typically find at other grocers. Our promise to you is to always deliver unbelievable quality at affordable prices.’’
Grant J. Hunt is a key sourcing channel for premium fruits and vegetables in the area and has relationships with domestic and overseas farms, according to the press release. It was founded in 1934 and supplies a wide range of both year-round and seasonal products including apples, pears, cherries, potatoes, onions, berries and citrus.
Through its Oakport Transportation division, the company ships produce to California, Pacific Northwest, British Columbia and Nevada, plus selected routes throughout the US for certain seasonal items.
After the acquisition, Grant Hunt will continue to be managed by its current leadership team.
“We are excited to join the GrubMarket family and embrace the new growth opportunities that GrubMarket’s technology and network offer”, Sal Rizzo and Maurice Protzen, General Managers of Grant Hunt said, adding, “we work directly with growers to develop compelling messages and deliver them effectively to their target audience. Together, we aim to take Grant Hunt to the next level of success”, they said.
On his part, CEO of GrubMarket, Mike Xu, said “we are excited that a highly influential business in the produce world with almost 100 years of history just joined us”, pointing out that the acquisition will enable the company to further strengthen its producer relationships on the West Coast in many specialty categories.
“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”, he said.
The company will now be able to utilize GrubMarket’s innovative proprietary WholesaleWare software suite, the company’s Software-as-a-Service platform, online ordering and sales, precise inventory management, and engaging CRM tools, the press release stated.
