Highview Capital acquires Gold Star Foods, to merge with Good Source Solutions
The combination of Gold Star and Good Source will establish a new leader in specialized foodservice distribution for the K-12, corrections and other segments requiring specialized products and services.
Highview Capital, LLC, Los Angeles, acquired Gold Star Foods, Inc., an Ontario, Calif.-based food distributor to K-12 child nutrition programs.
As part of the agreement, Gold Star will merge with existing Highview portfolio company Good Source Solutions, Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based specialized food distributor focused on K-12, corrections and non-commercial segments. The merger will create a new holding company called GS Foods Group, and Sean Leer was appointed chief executive officer of the new entity. Gold Star and Good Source will continue to operate as independent brands.