Singer Equipment has acquired Bresco, an Alabama-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Bresco is an Alabama-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.Bresco will be integrated into Singer H&R, it’s hotel and restaurant division. Singer Equipment acquired Hotel & Restaurant Supply in 2024 and created Singer H&R. George Tobia, Bresco president, will join Singer Equipment to support the integration of the companies, per a release announcing the deal. Tobia was the recipient of FE&S’ Top Achiever – Dealer Award in 1986.
“I am thrilled to welcome George, his son Matthew, and the entire Bresco team to Singer,” says Fred Singer, president and CEO of Singer Equipment in a statement. “Together we will bring new opportunities to our customers and co-workers alike. With this acquisition, Singer becomes a more complete solution to our customers and suppliers in the South, with 14 offices in Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.”
Brand Snapshot: Singer Equipment
- Business type: Foodservice equipment and supplies dealer
- Headquarters: Elverson, Pa.
- Buying group affiliation: NexGen
- Accolades: Singer Equipment was named FE&S Dealer of the Year three times: 2023, 2013 and 1987
In 2025, Singer Equipment reported annual sales of $940 million, making it the fourth largest foodservice equipment and supplies dealer in the country, per FE&S 2026 Distribution Giants study. Bresco reported annual sales of $39.3 million in 2025, making it the 47th largest dealer in the country.
Singer Equipment’s has grown both organically and by acquisition. Singer acquired Kittredge Restaurant Equipment in 2022, Thomspon & Little in 2021, EVI in 2019, Facilities Services in 2017, Ashland Equipment in 2017, and M. Tucker in 2011.
“We continue to look for strategic acquisitions that strengthen our position of providing comprehensive foodservice solutions,” says Seth Feldman, Singer’s chief financial officer. “We look forward to continuing to grow together and provide strategic solutions and partnerships to our employees, customers and vendor partners as we have for over 100 years.”
This is the second acquisition of top 100 foodservice equipment and supplies dealers in 2026. In January, Wasserstrom acquired Breckenridge.
