Arizona Beverages Subsidiary Buys Former Manna Complex in Anaheim, California
The former Manna Beverages locations in Anaheim, Calif., which abruptly closed in October, have been purchased by US Beverage Packers West LLC, a subsidiary of Arizona Beverages USA, according to a release from Harry Davis & Co., which brokered the deal.
It’s the second sale of former Manna facilities in California in the last month by the broker, with Redwood Beverage Group LLC having acquired Manna’s former production facility in West Sacramento, Calif., in mid-November.
The Anaheim acquisition by US Beverage Packers West is expected to bring back hundreds of jobs that were lost when the complex was shuttered. Harry Davis CEO Lenny Davis said “the Anaheim operation held exceptional strategic value for the beverage industry,” and its availability drew immediate interest. Terms and details of the transaction were not disclosed in the announcement.
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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.