Imperial Dade Acquires Sanitation and Packaging Distributor Joshen Paper & Packaging

Imperial Dade has entered a Management Services and Inventory Purchase Agreement effective immediately to manage, oversee, and operate Joshen Paper & Packaging (“Joshen”) Edison, NJ, business through a three-month transitionary period and ultimately integrate operations into Imperial Dade’s existing Jersey City, NJ and Bordentown, NJ locations.

Joshen Paper & Packaging is a Cleveland, OH, based distributor of janitorial, sanitation, packaging and office supply products. Going forward, customers of Joshen’s Edison branch can expect the same exceptional customized service that Imperial’s customers experience today with an expanded offering of distribution solutions.

Imperial Dade CEO Robert Tillis said, “We are committed to a smooth transitionary period and look forward to providing excellent service to the customers of Joshen’s New Jersey branch and further growing our business in the tri-state area.”

Bob Reiner, CEO of Joshen, said “We are excited about Joshen’s New Jersey branch’s future under the leadership of Imperial Dade. Our customers can expect the same great service and responsiveness with access to a broader product offering going forward.”

Tillis added, “The addition of Joshen’s New Jersey branch represents another step towards creating the nation’s leading provider of foodservice disposables and janitorial supplies and is a good example of our M&A, finance, IT and operational team’s ability to work together and creatively find solutions to grow our business.”

Founded in 1935, Imperial Dade is a leading distributor of disposable food service and janitorial supplies in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest and Midwest regions and Puerto Rico. Since CEO Robert Tillis and president Jason Tillis assumed their roles in 2007, the company has grown both organically and through acquisitions to become a leader in the disposable food service and janitorial supplies industry.

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