Foodservice

Acosta Expands Foodservice Division With Acquisition of PacNorth

Broadens non-foods platform in Northwest

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Acosta, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, has acquired of The PacNorth Group.

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With offices in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska, The PacNorth Group is a leading non-food manufacturer agency in the Northwest representing an extensive selection of manufacturers and products for the foodservice industry. The integration of The PacNorth Group with Acosta’s Foodservice division will expand Acosta Cornerstone’s non-foods coverage in the Northwest region.

Acosta Foodservice provides integrated sales and marketing solutions for major food and non-food manufacturers, distributors and operators across all away-from-home meal channels. In addition, Acosta Cornerstone offers a non-foods team dedicated solely to disposables, equipment and supplies.

“The powerful combination of Acosta Foodservice, Acosta Cornerstone and The PacNorth Group will provide exponential integrated resources to manufacturers, distributors and operators to build business in the Northwest,” said Mark Hayden, president of Acosta Foodservice.

“Strong, local relationships are critical to our success,” said Dan Rodenbush, executive vice president of Acosta Cornerstone, “and The PacNorth Group will enable Acosta to increase personalized service across the region.”

“Our team is excited to align ourselves with Acosta’s experienced foodservice industry experts,” said David Herron, president of The PacNorth Group. “We look forward to future growth for our organization and best-in-class training and career advancement opportunities for our associates.”

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Acosta provides a range of outsourced sales, marketing and retail merchandising services to manufacturers and retailers throughout the United States and Canada.

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