Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has completed the sale of its portfolio company, FreshKO Produce Services to C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the United States.

Scott Sellers, Managing Director of Encore Consumer Capital, says:, "It has been a great pleasure for us at Encore to have partnered with Randal Shepherd, Manny Robles and the rest of the talented team at FreshKO since our investment in 2012. Their ability to expand FreshKO's customer base and attract a strong partner like C&S exceeded our expectations."

"Encore has been a great partner over the past three years. They've helped us expand our team, our footprint and capabilities," says Randal Shepherd, Founder and CEO of FreshKO. "We look forward to continuing serving independent retailers throughout California as part of the C&S organisation."

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP acted as legal counsel to FreshKO in this transaction.
