FOR: FORTUNE FISH COMPANY
1068 Thorndale Ave.
Bensenville, IL 60106
630.860.7100
www.fortunefishco.net
CONTACT: RR PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC.
Susie Riskind
847.624.3886
Susie@rrpublicrelations.com
For Immediate Release:
FORTUNE FISH COMPANY COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF JDY GOURMET
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
(Bensenville, IL – October 15, 2012) – Fortune Fish Company has completed the
acquisition of JDY Gourmet, a Chicago-based specialty foods and premium meat
purveyor. Under the new ownership, JDY Gourmet is officially the Gourmet Foods
Division of Fortune Fish Company.
The acquisition has allowed JDY Gourmet to increase their efficiency by joining the
infrastructure already in place at Fortune Fish Company. The new Gourmet Foods
Division of Fortune Fish Company will be moving into a custom designed 10,000 square
foot facility adjacent to Fortune’s current facility by the end of 2012. The space is
currently being built with 6 separate temperature and humidity controlled coolers with
the optimum environment to store Beef, Pork, Poultry, Dairy, Cheese and Chocolate.
Until the move into the new space, Fortune’s Gourmet Foods Division will continue to
operate in the old JDY facility where they will take advantage of Fortune’s state of the
art bar-coding inventory system. This acquisition has also increased JDY’s former
distribution area with Fortune’s fleet of more than 40 refrigerated trucks with direct
distribution in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, and nationally
through their Flying Fish program.
Sean J. O’Scannlain, Fortune’s President & CEO, stated “We are very excited that this
acquisition is complete. It creates an outstanding opportunity for our employees,
customers and suppliers. I am proud to welcome JDY’s owners, staff and fantastic
artisan food products to Fortune Fish Company.”
David Yourd and Karrie Kimble, the former owners of JDY Gourmet and current Vice
Presidents of Business Development for Fortune Fish Company, will lead the Gourmet
Foods Division with former JDY staff members. The Gourmet Foods Division will
maintain JDY’s commitment of hand-selecting outstanding foods from smaller artisan
farms and matching them with the Midwest’s leading chefs and retailers. Fortune Fish
Company will continue JDY’s past services but will be able to provide earlier deliveries, a
stronger sales presence and an increased portfolio of specialty food products.
“Karrie and I love the food industry, it is our life,” said David Yourd, Vice President of
Business Development. “We feel very fortunate to be joining Fortune Fish. We
witnessed early on how well our team fits into their culture and we couldn’t ask for a
better group of people to take this journey with.” Yourd said.
The terms of the deal were not released.
About Fortune Fish Company
Fortune Fish Company is a Bensenville, Ill.-based seafood processor and distributor
providing white-tablecloth restaurants, private clubs, elegant hotels and independent,
gourmet retail stores with the finest quality fresh, live and frozen seafood and gourmet
foods. Fortune Fish Company’s key associates have more than 150 years of combined
experience in the seafood and gourmet business, with a worldwide supplier base
ranging from individual fishermen, small family farms to multi-national aquaculture and
agriculture firms. Headquartered only minutes from O’Hare International Airport’s
cargo docks, Fortune Fish Company has the world’s markets at its fingertips. Fortune
handles over 8,000 Seafood and Gourmet products, selected to exceed the high
standards embraced by their quality driven customer base. Fortune currently services
customers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana and Michigan with a fleet of
over 40 refrigerated vehicles and nationally through its Flying Fish program. Since 2001,
Fortune Fish Company has brought innovation to seafood and gourmet food
distribution, consistently raising the bar for integrity, quality, sustainability and service.
To learn more about the company, visit www.fortunefishco.net or call 630.860.7100.
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