Imperial Dade Acquires S. Freedman & Sons in Maryland - Modern Distribution Management

Imperial Dade Acquires S. Freedman & Sons in Maryland

Landover, MD-based S. Freedman & Sons is a family-owned distributor of cleaning supplies, paper products, packaging supplies and printed materials.
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Foodservice, packaging supplies, industrial products and janitorial supplies distributor Imperial Dade acquired S. Freedman & Sons, Inc.

Terms were not disclosed, but the transaction marks Imperial Dade’s 96th acquisition under the leadership of Robert and Jason Tillis.

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Landover, MD-based S. Freedman & Sons is a distributor of cleaning supplies, paper products, packaging supplies and printed materials. Established in 1907, the company serves customers in numerous states across the Mid-Atlantic.

“I am honored that Jeff, Dan and the entire S. Freedman & Sons team are now valued partners of Imperial Dade,” Imperial Dade Chairman Robert Tillis said in a Jan. 14 news release. “SFS offers high quality products and service which aligns well with our customer-first approach.”

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Imperial Dade made 19 acquisitions during 2024. The company’s most recent previous deal was for Wisconsin-based San-A-Care, completed in November.

Imperial Dade was No. 2 on MDM’s Top Distributors List for JanSan, Packaging & Disposables.

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