Fresh Direct Produce earns Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Status

March 6, 2020 Fresh Direct Produce

Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. (“Fresh Direct”) is honoured to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the ninth consecutive year. This prestigious national award is sponsored by CIBC, Deloitte Private, Canadian Business, Smith School of Business, and TMX Group.

HKW Portfolio Company Fresh Direct Produce Acquires Islands West

September 13, 2019 Fresh Direct Produce

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Islands West is a family-owned wholesaler of produce, processed fruits, dried spices, and fresh-cut vegetables. Fresh Direct Produce, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a distributor of more than 1,000 domestic and imported organic fruit and vegetable items.

HKW Announces Add-on Acquisition by Fresh Direct Produce

July 19, 2019 Fresh Direct Produce

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, today announced that its portfolio company, Fresh Direct Produce, Ltd., has acquired Emperor Specialty Foods.

Fresh Direct Produce earns Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Status

March 8, 2019 Fresh Direct Produce

Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. (“Fresh Direct”) is honoured to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for eight consecutive years. This prestigious national award is sponsored by CIBC, Deloitte Private, Canadian Business, Smith School of Business, and TMX Group.

HKW buys Fruit and Vegetable Distributor Fresh Direct Produce

Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. (“HKW”), a private equity firm focused on partnering with talented management teams to build world-class companies, announces the acquisition of Fresh Direct Produce, LLC (“Fresh Direct Produce”). Fresh Direct Produce is a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce.