Pillsbury Represents Tony’s in a Nearly $200 Million Deal

United Natural Foods Inc., a distributor of more than 65,000 products to more than 31,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada, has finished its $195.3 million acquisition of Tony’s Fine Foods, a West Sacramento, Calif.-based distributor of perishable food products throughout the Western United States, Alaska and Hawaii. Tony’s, founded in 1934, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of United Natural Foods.

“Natural protein and specialty perishable products are a very important part of [United Natural’s] future,” said United CEO Steven Spinner. “Tony’s Fine Foods will serve as our platform for building out our national perimeter product offering. These fast-growing products will help us further expand market share as we build out our retail store SKU offering.”

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP represented Tony’s in the transaction. Pillsbury’s team included San Francisco partners Linda C. Williams, Julie A. Divola, Christine L. Richardson, Norman F. Carlin, Glenn Q. Snyder and Philip Jonathan Tendler; senior counsel Cydney A.Tune; counsel Heidi E. Mayon; senior associate Noa L. Clark; and associates David M. Ajalat, Marta K. Porwit, Alina J. Fortson and Marne S. Sussman.