Performance Food Acquires Fox River Foods

Performance Food Group, Inc. (PFG), the parent company of Vistar, has entered into an agreement to acquire Fox River Foods, Inc., an independently owned broadline foodservice distribution company serving customers in seven states throughout the upper Midwest. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year.

“The addition of Fox River Foods will significantly strengthen our position in the region and in several key metropolitan areas, particularly Chicago,” said George Holm, PFG president and CEO, in a prepared statement. “This acquisition supports our strategic growth plans and will offer added value to existing Performance Foodservice and Fox River Foods customers.”