Lakeside Partners Advises Vital Choice on its Sale to 1-800-Flowers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEATTLE, WA – October 27, 2021 – Lakeside Partners (“Lakeside”), a leading boutique investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Vital Choice Seafood (“Vital Choice”) on its sale to 1-800-Flowers. Vital Choice is a trusted provider of exceptional quality premium wild-caught seafood, organic foods, and supplements. Karr Tuttle Campbell served as legal counsel to Vital Choice.

The transaction, led by Lakeside Partners Managing Partner, Josh Garner, bolsters the firm’s growing e-commerce and food & beverage services expertise. “We were very fortunate to work with Randy, Dave, and the rest of the Vital Choice team on this transaction,” Josh commented “They built a tremendous e-commerce brand with a pioneering spirit and, for their 20-year history, never compromised standards or deviated from their mission to provide healthy, sustainable products to their customers.”

Lakeside led a competitive, targeted process and managed all stages of the transaction from preparation of marketing materials, potential buyer selection & engagement, due diligence, and negotiations, to the signing of a binding agreement with the buyer.

“We had a very positive experience working with Lakeside Partners. Their thorough understanding of our business, process execution and attention to detail led us to an excellent partner in 1-800-Flowers. We’re excited for the future and delighted we chose the Lakeside team to represent Vital Choice,” said Dave Hamburg, President of Vital Choice.

Lakeside, which has offices in Seattle, WA and Minneapolis, MN, provides M&A advisory services to privately-held businesses. The firm has extensive expertise serving businesses across multiple industry verticals including consumer products, food & beverage, industrial distribution, transportation & logistics, niche manufacturing, business services, and technology, among many others.

For more information about our firm or this transaction, please contact:

Matt Holcomb
Head of Business Development
mholcomb@lakesidepartners.com
952.239.4297