Furst-McNess Acquires Central States Enterprises

Furst-McNess有限公司, headquartered in Freeport, IL, has acquired manufacturing and transloading facilities as well as a retail storefront in Lake City, FL, previously operated byCentral States Enterprises(CSE).

McNess has provided commodities, blended feeds, and nutritional products to dairy, beef, and poultry producers in Florida and Georgia for over 30 years, and the transaction further enhances Furst-McNess’s ability to serve customers throughout the Southeast.

Per the terms of the transaction, McNess will continue to offer CSE-branded products.

“中央国家已在其客户和经销商的质量和服务方面享有声誉，这一收购将进一步增强我们为牲畜和生产农业的整体产品和制造能力，” MCNESS东南运营副总裁Joel Reed说。

“Joining forces with the Central States team is an important step in our Southeast strategy to truly make a difference for our customers and the agricultural industry in this region.”

Harry Smith, General Manager for Central States since 2003, welcomes the acquisition.

“We have long admired Furst-McNess, and this is a great opportunity for two well-respected companies to partner in serving our customers and expanding the diversity of our product offering to dealers,” said Smith.

“中央各州品牌产品将向我们的客户和经销商提供，他们可以相信我们对它们的承诺以及我们产品的质量仍然是我们的首要任务。”

马克·波斯（Mark Poeschl）, Furst-McNess president and CEO, considers this acquisition a key component to the company’s overall growth strategy.

Poeschl指出：“湖城设施扩大了我们在东南部的占地面积。”Poeschl补充说：“我们对新团队中存在的人民和团队合作和质量文化感到高兴。”

自1980年代中期以来，中央各州企业为整个佛罗里达州和佐治亚州的牲畜生产商和饲料经销商提供了各种各样的装袋饲料和食材。

—Feed & Grain Staff