March 8, 2021
In a complaint filed on March 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleged that Enson Group LLC, doing business as Eternal Food Service in Cincinnati, failed to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $707,592 to 12 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. In this case, Enson Group paid sellers for produce, but not promptly pursuant to the PACA.
After the complaint was filed, USDA and Enson Group entered into a consent decision and order in which it agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $6,500 for making untimely payments to sellers for produce purchases. As a result of Enson Group satisfying the terms of the consent decision and order, the finding that it had committed repeated and flagrant PACA violations was permanently abated without further process and the case has been closed.
In a complaint filed on March 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleged that Enson Group LLC, doing business as Eternal Food Service (Enson Group), Cincinnati, Ohio, failed to make…
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Medica Packaging was established in 1922
Managing director Gerard Harford, who joined the business in the role in 2016, and finance director Mark Stokes led the MBO from private equity firm Sullivan Street Partners. The deal was completed last month.
The MBO has been supported by London-based Harwood Private Equity, part of Harwood Capital Management Group, which has £1.7bn of assets under management.
In a statement on the Crewe, Cheshire-based company’s website, Medica said: “Harwood are a very successful investor with significant funds, and they have the financial strength and depth to allow Medica to continue to invest and grow to meet the ever-demanding needs of our customers.