GLOBAL MARKET FOODS CONTINUES EXPANSION INTO FAST-GROWING WORLD CUISINES

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CHICAGO, March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Market Foods ("GMF" or the "Company"), a premier importer and distributor of global specialty brands, announced today its strategic expansion into multiple fast-growing, attractive categories, including South Asian, African, and Caribbean cuisines. This complements GMF's historical leadership in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Eastern European food and beverage products. The GMF platform offers a curated portfolio of more than 7,000 unique products across 700 brands that reach more than 6,000 retail, foodservice, and wholesale partners across the US and Canada. GMF is an affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, leading middle-market private equity firm.

Jim Wagner, Chief Executive Officer of GMF, said, "The food industry is evolving as consumer tastes become more varied and global. Today, we are excited to announce our expanded portfolio, as we continue to partner with leading brands in fast-growing cuisines with national potential."

Michael Graham, Managing Director at Peak Rock Capital, added, "GMF embodies our vision of simplifying access to authentic global flavors. With a common portfolio of leading brands, GMF ensures that its partners can access the most desired products with a single, convenient order. We continue to invest aggressively in the GMF platform to accelerate the success of brands and other distributors that partner with us."

Nassem Ziyad, Executive Chairman of GMF, added, "For over 55 years, our focus has been on exceptional service and operational excellence to execute our mission of bringing bold, authentic flavors to every table. We look forward to leveraging the power of the new platform to serve our customers even more effectively."

GMF's growth strategy is focused on both organic and inorganic levers to further its mission of bringing authentic, world cuisines to customers across North America.

ABOUT GLOBAL MARKET FOODS

Global Market Foods is a leading omni-channel importer and distributor of world cuisines. It unites leading brands in the fast-growing global cuisines industry, including Ziyad Brothers, Vintage Foods, Global Choice Foods, Indo-European Foods, Sunburst Foods and Sahadi Fine Foods. Global Market Foods operates from a network of eight facilities across the U.S. and Canada, providing exceptional reach for its retail and brand partners. For further information about Global Market Foods, please visit .

ABOUT PEAK ROCK CAPITAL

Peak Rock Capital is a leading middle-market private investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock's equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and performance improvement, with expertise in partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital and corporate carveouts. Peak Rock's credit platform invests across capital structures, with a broad mandate to provide flexible, tailored capital solutions to middle-market and growth-oriented businesses. Peak Rock's real estate platform makes equity and debt investments in small to mid-sized real estate assets in attractive, growing geographies. For further information about Peak Rock Capital, please visit .

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SOURCE Global Market Foods

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