Criteria Distribution & Wholesale
Industry Focus

We're acquiring nondurable goods distributors.

Janitorial and sanitation supply, packaging and shipping supplies, paper and disposables, industrial chemicals, farm and nursery supply, and other consumables that businesses reorder every week. If you've built a distribution business on recurring orders, we'd like to talk.

Why we like nondurable goods distribution.

Consumables get used up and reordered. A facility, hotel, hospital, or manufacturer that buys jan-san, packaging, or chemicals from you this week will need them again next week, and the ordering habit is hard to break once route delivery, standing orders, and product familiarity are in place. Order frequency is the engine of the business.

These companies are rarely glamorous, and that's the point. A broad customer base across facilities, hospitality, healthcare, and manufacturing, plus private-label or exclusive lines that protect margin, produce steady, predictable earnings. The owners who built them know every account and every route, and that knowledge is what we want to preserve.

What we're looking for

$1M+ EBITDA with consistent profitability
High order frequency with route, standing-order, or contract revenue
Diverse customer base across end markets
Private-label or exclusive lines that protect margin
Owner looking to transition in 1 to 3 years

Why we're actively pursuing this space.

Nondurable goods distribution combines high order frequency, diversified customers, and low reliance on any single project or contract. The businesses are embedded in customers' daily operations, which keeps retention high and demand stable across economic cycles.

We want to partner with owners who've built a dependable consumables distributor and help it keep serving its customers, whether by improving route density, adding product categories, upgrading systems, or developing the team that will carry the business forward. We invest behind the customer base you've already built.

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