This company

Specialty distribution / Grocery wholesale· Carlsbad, CA
NAICS 424400
As of · 5 sources, 17 observations, 0 events; scored today
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The company's name

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

Includes 3 days of DFX Intelligence. Then $199/month unless canceled.

What matters now

  1. $2.4M to $12.5M
    probable EBITDA

    Probable EBITDA $2.4M to $12.5M on revenue of $79.6M to $179.1M, estimated from 199 employees.

    Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.

    InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 45% confidence
  2. 71
    dealability of 100

    Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 36 years since earliest plan effective date (floor on age); sector demand +10.5, specialty distribution: sponsor demand index 0.70 (anonymised market prior).

    The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.

    DerivedDFX score, 26 Sep 2026
  3. 94
    data confidence of 100

    How sure the record is: 5 independent sources; latest effective observation 25 Sep 2026; size estimate at 45% confidence.

    How much of this page rests on independent sources rather than on our estimates.

    Measuredcount of sources and dates on the record
Dealability
71
high
Sponsor fit
47
elevated
Transition readiness
0
low
Data confidence
94
high
Opportunity
24
ranking only
What is it

Specialty distribution (Grocery wholesale) employer in Carlsbad, CA, with 382 benefit plan participants on its latest filing, and a benefit plan in place since 1991. No website description has been captured yet.

Why does it fit
  • +40
    Estimate
  • +20
    Fact
  • +10.5
    Inference
Why now

No dated ownership-transition signal has been observed for this company. The transition score below rests on tenure and market pull only, which is not evidence of a sale. Do not read it as one.

  • 0
    Inference
What its own filings say
  1. 1991 to 2026Long establishedcontext weightFact
    Form 5500 · read Sep 17, 2026
  2. 2022 to 2024Workforce on the planflatcontext weightFact
    Form 5500 · read Sep 17, 2026
How large is it
Probable revenue
$79.6M to $179M Estimate
Probable EBITDA
$2.4M to $12.5M Estimate
Workforce proxy
382 plan participants
Estimate computed on
199 employees, the headcount the size estimate used
Method
employees x sector revenue/employee band x sector EBITDA margin band
Confidence
45%
How certain are we
  • +40
    Fact5 independent sources
  • +30
    Factlatest effective observation 2026-09-25
  • +13.5
    Estimate
What changed

No dated events on file.

Decision makers

No named leader on the record yet: the company's site did not list one where we read it.

Profile
Founded
benefit plan since Feb 1, 1991 (age floor 35 years)
Ownership
not observed
Plans on file
1
What is the evidence
FactValueClassEffectiveSourceEvidence
Active participants199Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Business start date1999-12-29Inference1999-12-29SAM.gov entity registrations (monthly public V2 extract)
DescriptionFact2026-09-23Company websites (about, team, news pages)
no URL
Ebitda band$7.5MEstimate2026-09-12DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches)
no URL
Entity structurecorporate entity, not tax exemptInference2026-08-13SAM.gov entity registrations (monthly public V2 extract)
Federal contract obligations313,688Inference2026-09-25USAspending.gov awards
Hq locationCarlsbad, CAFact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Naics code424400Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan count1Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan effective date earliest1991-02-01Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants382Fact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants364Fact2023-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants383Fact2022-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Sam registrationUei: KE4HSPDRERN3; Cage: 3lsx4; Naics: 311813, 311999, 424410, 424420 and 5 more; Status: A; Expires: 2027-08-13…Inference2026-08-13SAM.gov entity registrations (monthly public V2 extract)
SubsectorGrocery wholesaleFact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
VerticalSpecialty distributionFact2024-01-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
WebsiteRead at: 2026-09-23; Verify verdict: confirmedInference2026-08-13SAM.gov entity registrations (monthly public V2 extract)