|
Date |
Description |
| 1927 |
L.T. Acosta opens a family-run, single-market food broker, servicing the
Jacksonville, FL, area. The company is known as L.T. Acosta Company, Inc. |
| 1974 |
Del Dallas becomes president of the company and an expansion plan is initiated.
Acosta Sales Co. begins its first stage of expansion by opening an office in
Tampa, FL. In the process, Acosta becomes one of the first companies to offer
manufacturer representation in more than one geographic area. |
| 1981 |
Acosta opens its Miami, FL, office, offering Florida statewide service. |
| 1983 |
Acosta acquires Raley Brothers, its first acquisition outside the state of
Florida. |
| 1989 |
Acosta enters the Carolinas market. |
| 1990s |
Acosta continues extending its reach through acquisitions in Tennessee,
Virginia and Louisiana; the 1990s brought mass consolidation of food retailers
and manufacturers and centralization of procurement centers. |
| 1993 |
Gary Chartrand becomes president of Acosta. |
| 1996 |
Gary Chartrand is named Acosta's CEO. |
| 1998 (July) |
Acosta merges with PMI-Eisenhart, a leading agency in the Midwest. |
| 1999 (June) |
Acosta acquires Kelley-Clarke, a leading agency in the West. |
| 1999 (August) |
Acosta acquires MAI, a leading agency in the Northeast. |
| 1999 (September) |
Acosta completes its national expansion by signing an operating agreement with
Luke Soules, a leading agency in the Southwest. |
| 1999 (September) |
Acosta receives an appointment from Minute Maid for national representation,
its first such contract. |
| 2001 (February) |
Acosta acquires Natural/Specialty Sales, Inc. (NSSI), a leading agency for
natural, organic, gourmet and ethnic foods in the West. |
| 2001 (October) |
Acosta acquires Retail Marketing & Sales Inc. expanding its coverage in the
Midwest. |
| 2001 (December) |
Acosta expands NSSI coverage in the West with the acquisition of Pasarow Foods,
Inc. |
| 2002 (January) |
Acosta continues to grow in the Northeast with the acquisition of DuBois Foods
Limited. |
| 2002 (June) |
Acquisitions of top agencies in Canada make Acosta the leading sales agency in
North America. |
| 2003 (January) |
Acosta's NSSI coverage continues to grow with the acquisition of Food Brokers,
Inc. |
| 2003 (July) |
Acosta acquires Luke Soules. |
| 2003 (July) |
Acosta further strengthens its Fresh Foods presence with the acquisition of The
Vaughn Group, Inc., a leading fresh foods agency in Texas. |
| 2003 (October) |
Acosta acquires Priority Food Brokers, Inc., a leading fresh foods sales and
marketing agency in the Baltimore/Washington DC area. |
| 2004 (February) |
Acosta expands NSSI coverage in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast with the
acquisition of Specialty Partners, Inc. |
| 2004 (June) |
Acosta acquires Infinity Food Marketing and Carman & Associates to expand
its Fresh Foods presence in Northern California. |
| 2004 (August) |
Acosta continues its Fresh Foods expansion in the Midwest with the acquisition
of Reliance Food Brokers. |
| 2004 (October) |
Acosta further expands its reach in the Fresh Foods area with the acquisition
of Premier Food Marketing servicing the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. |
| 2006 (March) |
Acosta strengthens its presence in the Pacific Northwest with the acquisition
of Team Northwest, Inc. |
| 2006 (August) |
Acosta continues to leverage its strength to better service CPG manufacturers
by entering the DSD channel with the acquisition of Synergy Systems' Retail
Logistics (RLS) to provide DSD merchandising services. |
| 2006 (December) |
Acosta acquires Premier, a confection sales and marketing agency located in
Florida. |
| 2007 (February) |
Acosta's Fresh Foods platform continues to grow with the acquisition of Meyer
and Associates, a leading deli sales and marketing agency serving the New
England market. |