The Andersons

The Andersons is a diversified company founded in 1947 in Maumee, Ohio, primarily focused on the agriculture sector. It operates across North America in key segments, including Trade, Renewables, and Nutrient & Industrial. The Trade segment, which is the largest contributor to the company's revenue, is involved in the movement of physical commodities such as grains, grain products, feed ingredients, and domestic fuel products. The Andersons also engages in the production of ethanol and the distribution of plant nutrients. Additionally, the company has a consumer retail presence, providing a variety of products to local communities. With a commitment to service and community support, The Andersons aims to enhance the value of its operations while making a positive impact on the lives of others.

John Granato

CFO

Andy Vollmar

Director of Food Ingredients and Specialty Grains

15 past transactions

Skyland Grain

Acquisition in 2024
Skyland Grain, headquartered in Ulysses, Kansas, is a diversified agricultural services provider. It offers a range of services, including grain marketing, agronomy, and fuel services. The company's agronomy department supplies and applies fertilizers, chemicals, and seeds, while also providing cotton ginning services. Additionally, Skyland Grain offers financial services to support its clients' operations.

Bushel

Venture Round in 2023
Bushel Inc. is a Fargo, North Dakota-based company that develops software solutions for the agricultural industry, specifically targeting the grain trading sector. Established in 2011, Bushel offers a comprehensive platform that connects grain companies and growers through various digital tools. Its product suite includes a mobile application, websites, trading tools, market feeds, and API services, all designed to facilitate efficient transactions and enhance communication between farmers, grain buyers, protein producers, and food companies. The platform provides users with instant access to essential information such as scale tickets, contracts, commodity balances, and cash bids, while prioritizing data privacy as a fundamental aspect of its operations.

Bushel

Series C in 2021
Bushel Inc. is a Fargo, North Dakota-based company that develops software solutions for the agricultural industry, specifically targeting the grain trading sector. Established in 2011, Bushel offers a comprehensive platform that connects grain companies and growers through various digital tools. Its product suite includes a mobile application, websites, trading tools, market feeds, and API services, all designed to facilitate efficient transactions and enhance communication between farmers, grain buyers, protein producers, and food companies. The platform provides users with instant access to essential information such as scale tickets, contracts, commodity balances, and cash bids, while prioritizing data privacy as a fundamental aspect of its operations.

Lansing Trade Group

Acquisition in 2018
Lansing Trade Group, LLC is a commodity merchandising company based in Overland Park, Kansas, that specializes in the trading and distribution of grain, grain products, fuels, and other agricultural raw materials. Founded in 1920, the company operates in North America and internationally, focusing on physical commodities such as grain and ethanol. Lansing Trade Group is dedicated to growth in both existing and emerging markets, providing innovative solutions to meet customer needs while ensuring value for its employees and equity holders.

Purity Foods

Acquisition in 2017
Purity Foods, Inc. supplies organic food products in North America and internationally. It offers cereals, cookbooks, flours, granolas, pastas, pretzels, and sesame sticks, as well as beans, grains, and seeds. The company also provides organic baking flours to bakers. It offers its products online, as well as through a network of retail stores, health food stores, supermarkets, and distributors.

Nature's Legacy

Acquisition in 2017
Purity Foods (the creators of VitaSpelt and Nature's Legacy) has been a worldwide supplier of certified organic food products. With our network of organic growers throughout the U.S. and Canada, and from organic projects overseas, we are an experienced and premiere supplier of organic foods to the marketplace. Our organic flour mill is one of the largest in the industry, and we take pride in supplying the finest quality organic baking flours to bakers throughout North America.

Auburn Bean & Grain

Acquisition in 2014
Auburn Bean & Grain Co. owns and operates grain elevators and agronomy centers.

Cycle Group

Acquisition in 2013
Cycle Group, Inc. manufactures and sells inert granules.

Mile Rail

Acquisition in 2013
Mile Rail is an environmental and rail service company.

Thompsons Limited

Acquisition in 2013
Thompsons Limited integrated supplier of value-added agriculture products and services.

Mt. Pulaski Products

Acquisition in 2012
Mt. Pulaski Products, LLC, a corn cob processing company, engages in custom grinding and pelletizing biomass crops in central Illinois. The company offers corn cob absorbent products, which are used in various industrial and consumer applications ranging from flushable corn cob animal bedding to removing standing water on athletic fields; and for sludge solidification, livestock bedding, fly diets, spill clean-up, incineration, lab packing, and soil composting applications.

New Eezy Gro

Acquisition in 2012
New Eezy Gro Inc. manufactures and markets fertilizer products to its customers.

Immokalee Farmers Supply

Acquisition in 2011
Immokalee Farmer's Supply, Inc. supplies crop protection chemicals to the specialty vegetable market in Florida.

Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical

Acquisition in 2008
Douglass Fertilizer & Chemical is a prominent manufacturer and retailer of specialty liquid nutrients, primarily catering to the agricultural markets in Florida, the Southeastern United States, and the Caribbean. The company focuses on various sectors, including fruit, vegetables, citrus, pasture, sugarcane, and turf and ornamental markets, through its Liquid Ag Systems business unit. Additionally, it operates in the industrial and wholesale specialty agricultural markets via its Applied Solutions & Technologies division. Douglass Fertilizer supports its operations with five production facilities in Florida and a distribution terminal in Puerto Rico, enabling it to distribute approximately 140,000 tons of nutrients annually. The company has established itself as a key player in the production, sale, and application of liquid fertilizers and crop protection products.

Agrico Canada

Acquisition in 2003
Agrico Canada Ltd is a prominent supplier of fertilizers and plant nutrients in Canada and the United States. The company specializes in distributing a range of crop input products, including both dry and liquid fertilizers. By providing high-quality fertilizers, Agrico Canada supports the agriculture industry, helping customers enhance their cultivation success and improve crop yields.
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