Machinery and equipment appraisals; consumer, retail and industrial inventiry appraisals; enterprise valuation. Machinery and equipment appraisals; consumer, retail and industrial inventiry appraisals; enterprise valuation. Machinery and equipment appraisals; consumer, retail and industrial inventiry appraisals; enterprise valuation.

Food Industry Specialty Practice


Hilco Offers You the Three Most Important Attributes You Can Have in a Food Industry Appraisal.

>>>Click here to view or download the Food Industry Practice Group Brochure
 
1. Experience 
Annually, Hilco is the leader in food industry appraisals. Our practitioners regularly provide valuations
involving:
 
● Agriculture and aquaculture
● Meat, Dairy, Bakery and Food Processing Machinery and Equipment
● Distribution and warehousing facilities
● Packaging equipment and materials inventory
● Food ingredients and finished goods inventory
● Grocery and specialty food and beverage retailing inventory and facilities
● Grocery pharmacy inventory and scripts
● Food service facilities and inventories
● Food service supply chain companies
 
Hilco has delivered more than 500 food industry asset appraisals with asset values ranging from $100 thousand to $1 billion.
 
2. Validation Through Asset Disposition Capabilities 
Hilco—a world leader in asset disposition services—knows the value of food industry inventory, M&E and other assets, in part because our disposition capabilities support the quality of our appraisals. We understand current market conditions and variables.
 
3. Meaningful Reporting and Timely Delivery 
Our user-defined reports are based upon an understanding of each client’s specific needs, and are delivered on schedule to the client’s request.

Look to Hilco Appraisal Services for your food industry inventory, M&E, real esatte and IP appraisal requirements. Count on Hilco for reliable valuations and quick turnaround. You’ll find personalized involvement by our food industry experts at every stage in the appraisal development and delivery process.
 
Experienced Leadership
Allan Dubin has more than 40 years experience in valuing and selling M&E in the food industry. Allan began his career in the bakery equipment field, but soon thereafter became involved in other sectors, including meat and poultry, snack food, candy, beer, beverage, dairy, pizza, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, pasta and pet food. He has also been involved with restaurants and supermarkets. Allan is a certified appraiser with the Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers (AMEA) and has passed the USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) requirements.
 
Machinery and Equipment Specialists
Food industry machinery and equipment appraisals are conducted under the leadership of Steven Feldman. A team of more than 30 M&E appraisal specialists plus analysts and writers support the practice. Steve has 30-plus years of M&E valuation and disposition experience, which includes all types of food-related assets. He is AMEA and EAANA certified. All of Hilco’s M&E appraisers maintain professional certifications with ASA, AMEA or EAANA and have passed USPAP course requirements.
 
Inventory Specialists
Ed Zimmerlin has worked directly on or supervised more than 5,000 inventory appraisals, including several hundred involving food industry assets. Ed also works closely with Hilco's various asset disposition groups, particularly when they are involved with a company for which Hilco appraisal has performed the valuation work.
 
Intangibles Specialists
Intangible asset valuations, including trademarks, trade names, patents, contracts and copyrights, as well as enterprise and FAS valuations, are provided by Hilco Enterprise Valuation Services, a Hilco Appraisal unit. The team leader, Jason Frank, has 10-plus years of experience in valuing intangible and tangible assets for lending and M&A transactions.
 
Real Estate Specialists
Consider the time-saving benefits of coordinating real estate valuations with inventory and M&E appraisals.Todd Haney and Hilco’s real estate appraisal group deliver nearly 1200 valuations annually. They are experienced in valuing agricultural land, food processing, warehousing and distribution facilities, and retail owned and leased facilities.
 
Hilco’s “Added Value” Promise to You
1. Reliable gross and net liquidation values with clear and accurate exit strategies based on 40-plus years of food industry appraisal and disposition experience.
 
2. User-defined appraisal reports, based upon your specific needs. Delivery of reports to promise date.
 
3. Recommendations on best practices for post-appraisal collateral monitoring to help recognize the early warning signs of declining values.
 
4. A designated “Point Person” on every engagement to assure proper management of communications, process execution, quality control and the availability of valuation experts to provide appraisal insights and perspectives, helping you get behind the numbers and make better business decisions.

ALL HILCO METALS APPRAISALS ARE USPAP COMPLIANT

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