DHL swallows beverage logistics specialist J.F. Hillebrand

A yellow DHL double-trailer at the warehouse dock.

Deutsche Post DHL closed Tuesday on its 1.5 billion euro ($1.65 billion) acquisition of J.F. Hillebrand Group AG, an international ocean logistics provider specializing in wine, beer and distilled spirits, as well as nonalcoholic beverages and bulk liquids.

J.F. Hillebrand, based in Mainz, Germany, is now part of DHL Global Forwarding and will combine with DHL’s beverage logistics unit Gori under the brand name Hillebrand Gori.

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