Islands West is a family-owned wholesaler of produce, processed fruits, dried spices and fresh-cut vegetables.
September 13, 2019
HKW, a Hammond, Ky.-based middle-market private equity firm, and its portfolio company, Fresh Direct Produce, Ltd., Canada, acquired Islands West Manufacturing, Ltd., also based in Canada.
Emperor is a distributor of mushrooms, pears and other specialty fruits and vegetables.
July 19, 2019
HKW, an Indianapolis, Ind.-based middle-market private equity firm, and its portfolio company Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Canada, acquired Emperor Specialty Foods, Canada.
Fresh Direct Produce distributes 1,000-plus fruit and vegetable items to the Western Canadian market.
January 2, 2019
Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Co., Inc. (HKW), Indianapolis, Ind., acquired Fresh Direct Produce, LLC, a Canada-based distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic and specialty produce.