Musgrave MarketPlace has announced the acquisition of the foodservice division of Allied Foods, part of the Allied Logistics business.
According to John Raleigh, managing director of Allied Logistics, the sale will "free up capacity for use in our well established and growing frozen and chilled logistics business. We look forward to continuing to grow Allied Logistics over the coming years.”
Commenting on the acquisition, Noel Keeley, Managing Director, Musgrave MarketPlace said: “This acquisition will continue the long term sustainable growth of Musgrave MarketPlace and strengthen our offer in Ireland’s foodservice sector, where we already supply over 45,000 pubs, hotels, restaurants and hospitality businesses.
"Our new customers will be able to access more than 16,000 chilled, frozen and dry food, alcohol and non-food lines including an extensive, top quality and exceptionally priced Own Brand range and will also be able to shop 24/7 in our new Online Store.”
Allied Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of DCC plc.
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