Dawn Foods Completes Sale of Puerto Rico Distribution Center to Able Sales Company

Dawn Foods has announced the sale of its Puerto Rico distribution operation to Puerto Rico-based Able Sales Company,a leading supplier of sweeteners and ingredients to the food and pharmaceutical industries in the country.

As part of the transaction, Dawn’s local team members will transition to the Able Sales Company. Dawn will continue to maintain a presence in the market with a local sales leader who remains a Dawn Foods employee. Able Sales will take full control of the Dawn facility, located in the Central Plaza Industrial Park in Cataño, Puerto Rico, in October 2019.

“This deal allows Dawn and Able Sales to focus on our respective core capabilities in the market. Additionally, we will continue to supply Dawn’s broad range of sweet bakery products and ingredients to Able Sales to ensure our local customers and the market have access to the Dawn products they know and trust,” said Eric Metzendorf, chief corporate affairs & strategic partnerships officer at Dawn.

“We are excited by the synergies created by teaming up with Dawn. The quality of their products and their capabilities for innovation are important additions to our product portfolio, while their outstanding local personnel will broaden our service capabilities. The bakery industry in Puerto Rico will grow as a result of this collaboration,” said Luis Silva, president of Able Sales Company.