# Franke Foodservice Systems acquires Chain Link Services

Franke Foodservice Systems acquired Chain Link Services, a specialty distributor focused on national foodservice and convenience retail chain customers, based in Fort Worth, Texas. The deal deepens Franke's focus on supply chain, logistics and project management services for large customers.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-04
- Where: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: foodservice distribution, supply chain services
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Franke Foodservice Systems](https://endata.com/companies/23564.md) (acquirer)
- [Chain Link Services](https://endata.com/companies/35874.md) (target)

## Sources

- [refrigeratedfrozenfood.com](https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/articles/96084-franke-foodservice-systems-acquires-chain-link-services), 2018-12-04: "Joining with Franke presents our organization with a remarkable opportunity to combine skills and energies to present an even more capable strategic resource to chain systems."
- [theashtonreport.com](https://www.theashtonreport.com/franke-acquires-gernsbachers-chain-link-services/), 2018-12-11: "In one of the most significant combinations in the E&S manufacturer and channel categories in recent memory, Franke Foodservice Systems acquired Chain Link Services."

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