Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
At CLA Meridian Capital, we drive exceptional results for our clients throughout the food and agribusiness value chain. Whether through a merger or acquisition, raising debt or equity, or strategic advisory, our professionals have developed unique insights and tools to deliver successful results for our food and agribusiness clients.
Our dedicated team maximizes shareholder value by leveraging industry-wide corporate relationships, deep subsector expertise, broad private equity and family office investor relationships, and proven transaction experience. We welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and your potential transaction alternatives.
CLA Meridian Capital’s deep food, beverage, and agribusiness subsector experience includes advising leading companies within segments like growing and packing, food inputs & ingredients, food manufacturing/processing, crop inputs and consumables, food distribution, cold storage and warehousing, agriculture and orchard supplies, food transportation and logistics, and vertically integrated operations.
Team Leadership

Subsector Experience
Agricultural Inputs and Producers
- Crop Inputs
- Irrigation & Orchard Supply
- Growers & Packers
Food Distribution and Supply Chain
- Foodservice Equipment & Supply (FE&S)
- Broadline
- Specialty Distribution
Food & Beverage
- Ingredients
- Processing
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Co-Manufacturing
Recent Food, Beverage & Agribusiness M&A Transactions
Arbonne Has Been Acquired By Natural Products, A Portfolio Company of Harvest Partners
Bristol Farms Has Been Acquired By Albertsons
Dale Gage Has Been Acquired By Windy City Acquisitions
Lucks Company, LLC Has Been Acquired by Westco Products, Inc.
Seattle Coffee Company Has Been Acquired by AFC Enterprises
Zoll Foods Has Been Acquired By ConAgra Foods
Provided Strategic Advisory Services to Northwest Trading Company
*Note: Includes transactions completed by Meridian bankers while at previous firms

