<p><strong>Jacksonville, FL</strong></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Acosta Sales & Marketing has announced the acquisition of two Western foodservice companies: Bay Brokerage Company and Encore Sales Marketing. Integrating with Acosta’s rapidly growing foodservice division, the combined organizations extend the coverage of the company’s sales and marketing services across the West Coast.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“We are pleased to announce that our footprint in the foodservice industry continues to grow with the addition of these agencies,” said Mark Hayden, Acosta’s foodservice division president. “Each of these companies possesses both the market leadership and talent needed to bolster our services in this arena and help us continue to build the leading foodservice agency platform in the U.S.”</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/anuk-clients/Acosta/acosta_on_page.jpg" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Acosta entered the foodservice channel in March 2012 and since that time has steadily built a strong presence across the East Coast and Southwest with a series of acquisitions. Complemented by Bay Brokerage Company, with operations in Nevada and Northern California; and Encore Sales & Marketing, with operations in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii, Acosta’s foodservice division now spans most of the country.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The recent acquisitions adds to Acosta's most recent expansion into the Southwest with Lott Marketing, LaFond Food Brokers, and Kirkpatrick Brokerage Company.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.acosta.com" target="_new"> Acosta </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
