Billionaire Kirsh Sells Jetro Restaurant Depot to Sysco for $29 Billion

Sysco is acquiring Jetro Restaurant Depot LLC for $29.1 billion from Nathan Kirsh, creating one of the largest food-service groups in the US. The transaction represents major industry consolidation with potential sector-level implications for competition, scale-driven cost/supply-chain synergies, and M&A-driven share re-rating for Sysco.

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Sysco is acquiring Jetro Restaurant Depot LLC for $29.1 billion from Nathan Kirsh, creating one of the largest food-service groups in the US. The transaction represents major industry consolidation with potential sector-level implications for competition, scale-driven cost/supply-chain synergies, and M&A-driven share re-rating for Sysco.