Josh Kohnstamm
Josh Kohnstamm

Broadhead, which bills itself as the No. 1 independent marketing agency in Minnesota, has acquired Kohnstamm Communications, which reported $2.3M in 2018 fees to O’Dwyer’s rankings.

Headed by Josh Kohnstamm, the St. Paul-based shop is noted for its strength in the food & beverage PR category gained via work for clients such as Beech-Nut Nutrition, Edible Arrangements, Bushel Boy Farms, Blue Dog Bakery and Blossom Water.

Dean Broadhead
Dean Broadhead

KC also handled the launch of “better-for-you” brands including Noosa Yoghurt, Happy Baby, Honest Tea and Angie’s Boomchickapop.

Dean Broadhead, CEO, said KC is “an extraordinary addition to our farm-to-table practice” and praised its “leadership in consumer advocacy as second-to-none.”

Broadhead has more than 100 staffers, handling business from Cargill, Bridgestone Firestone, CMS Boehringer Ingelheim and The Mosaic Co.

PR merger and acquisition consultancy Gould+Partners introduced the parties and facilitated the transaction.