Ziyad Brothers Acquire Middle Eastern foods company Vintage Food

Ziyad Brothers, an omni-channel provider of branded Middle Eastern and Mediterranean foods, announced today that it has acquired Vintage Food Corp. a distributor of branded Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European food & beverage products, including bakery ingredients. The transaction brings together two companies with highly complementary brand portfolios and geographic footprints, enabling the combined company to offer customers a unique and expanded assortment of products.

Vintage supplies over 2,000 products to thousands of customers across the U.S., including local specialty grocers, supermarkets, and national accounts. Headquartered in Kearny, New Jersey, Vintage has earned a strong reputation across its broad customer and supplier base for quality, reliability, value, and a leading portfolio of brands. In connection with the announcement, Vintage President Levent Demirgil will join the Ziyad team and continue to serve as the business leader for Vintage.

“Vintage represents a unique opportunity to partner with an exceptional business that is highly complementary to Ziyad,” said Jim Wagner, CEO of Ziyad. “Vintage’s history of dedication to its customers’ success, coupled with its leading portfolio of brands, make it an ideal partner for Ziyad. We look forward to building on the foundation that Mr. Demirgil has established and are excited to continue growing both organically and via acquisition.”