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Importer Atalanta Corp. Acquires Specialty Mediterranean Foods Company Big Picture Foods

Oct. 3, 2024
The acquisition is the second in 2024 for the specialty foods importer.

Specialty food importer Atalanta Corp. has acquired Big Picture Foods, a manufacturer of clean-ingredient, regenerative organic certified products, specializing in Mediterranean products like olives, peppers, and capers, an Atalanta release noted. Atalanta imports cheeses, charcuterie, deli meats, grocery products and seafood worldwide.

Big Picture Foods has carved out a niche in the natural and specialty foods industry by sourcing products responsibly for its refrigerated fresh and center-store retail fermented organic olives, peppers and capers. Its products will enhance Atalanta’s offerings in specialty Mediterranean foods in particular. Meanwhile, Big Picture products will gain distribution to a wider audience and new markets under Atalanta’s watch.

Big Picture Foods will maintain its independent identity, and its leadership team, post-acquisition, the release said. Atalanta Corp. is owned by Gellert Global Group and was founded in 1945. This deal is the second acquisition for Atalanta in 2024, including the addition of canned seafood and shelf-stable products importer J.A. Kirsch in January 2024.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.

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