Food & Beverage Processing Auctions & Asset Sales

Food and beverage manufacturing operations generate surplus processing and facility assets as production lines are upgraded, brands change ownership, and facilities are consolidated or reconfigured. Heritage Global Partners regularly executes asset dispositions for food producers, beverage manufacturers, co-packers, and consumer product companies, including line-level equipment dispositions and full facility liquidations, across multiple facilities and locations.

Assets in this category originate from plant modernizations, product line changes, capacity realignments, and corporate restructuring. Buyer demand in this category centers on food-grade processing equipment, packaging systems, and plant assets for continued production across regulated manufacturing environments.

Typical Assets Sold

Current Auctions

Past Auctions

Shining Ocean
Global Online Auction Featuring Seafood Processing & Packaging Equipment Formerly of Shining Ocean, The Maker Of Kanimi Brands! Sumner, WA.

Starting: Oct 21st, 2022 7:00am PDT

Ending: Oct 25th, 2022 9:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Danone
Global Online Auction Sale #3 on Behalf of Danone Featuring Late Model Powder Blending Production and Packaging Line. DuBois, PA

Starting: Sep 27th, 2022 10:00am EDT

Ending: Sep 27th, 2022 10:00am EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Green Flash
Global Online Auction. Unprecedented Opportunity For Green Flash’s 100k BBL Complete San Diego Brewery!

Starting: Sep 14th, 2022 12:00pm PDT

Ending: Sep 14th, 2022 10:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Smithfield
Sale #5: Global Online Auction Featuring Assets Formerly of Smithfield, One of the World’s Largest Pork Processors! Smithfield, VA.

Starting: Sep 7th, 2022 9:00am EDT

Ending: Sep 9th, 2022 12:00pm EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Pepsi
Global Online Auction Featuring Pilot Plant & Lab R&D Tests From A Global Snack & Beverage Company! Barrington, IL.

Starting: Aug 16th, 2022 7:00am CDT

Ending: Aug 18th, 2022 11:00am CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Hormel
Sale #3: Global Online Auction Sale Featuring Complete Protein Snack Production Facility! Romeoville, IL.

Starting: Jul 12th, 2022 7:00am CDT

Ending: Jul 14th, 2022 8:00am CDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Steam Whistle
Global Online Auction Of A 60BBL Brewery With Wild Goose Can Line & More Than 30 Fermenters From 5 BBL Up To 420 BBL! Toronto, Canada.

Starting: May 4th, 2022 7:00am EDT

Ending: May 10th, 2022 10:00am EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
Schwan's
Global Online Auction Featuring State of the Art Pie Production and Packaging Lines From Schwan’s Atlanta Bakery! Marietta, GA.

Starting: Feb 22nd, 2022 7:00am EDT

Ending: Feb 24th, 2022 9:00am EDT

Immediately Accepting Bids
SunOpta
Global Online Auction Featuring Immaculate Fruit-Based Processing & Filling Equipment Surplus To Ongoing Needs Of SunOpta! South Gate, CA.

Starting: Jul 23rd, 2021 7:00am PDT

Ending: Jul 29th, 2021 11:00am PDT

Immediately Accepting Bids

Upgrading processing lines or closing a facility?

Buyer FAQs

Assets originate from regulated food and beverage environments. Buyers are responsible for assessing suitability, sanitation requirements, and compliance for their intended use.
When available, listings include information on capacity, configuration, and line layout to support buyer evaluation.
Many assets are repurposed for contract manufacturing.

Seller FAQs

Sanitation and shutdown protocols are completed prior to release by the seller.
Dispositions are commonly driven by product changes, facility consolidation, line upgrades, brand transitions, or operational restructuring.
Yes. Past sales have included phased equipment removals coordinated alongside active production schedules.