Gold Star Foods acquires A&R Wholesale Distributors, expands ability to provide healthy school meals
A&R Wholesale Distributors supplies fresh and healthy foods to schools in Southern California.
Castle Harlan, Inc., a New York-based private equity investment firm, and its portfolio company, Gold Star Foods, Ontario, Calif., acquired A&R Wholesale Distributors, an Anaheim, Calif.-based supplier of fresh and healthy foods to schools in Southern California.
"Like Gold Star, A&R is experienced in dealing with the complexities of the USDA Child Nutrition Program, and helps to create meals that adhere to USDA nutritional standards and commodity guidelines,” says David Pittaway, senior managing director of Castle Harlan. “The combination of Gold Star and A&R will allow customers to benefit from access to new product categories, an increased number of SKUs and higher service levels."