MPearlRock Acquires The Good Crisp Company

MidOcean Partners and Kroger Launch MPearlRock to Back Emerging CPG Brands

January 11, 2024

Food & Beverage

MidOcean Partners, The Kroger Co. and Kroger’s investment platform PearlRock Partners have formed MPearlRock, a strategic investment collaboration to identify and support high-growth consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. MPearlRock will leverage Kroger’s retail distribution and 84.51° data science insights alongside MidOcean’s consumer investing expertise to provide growth capital, distribution, manufacturing and back-office support to brands generally generating $30–$100 million in annual revenue.

Paine Schwartz Launches BetterCo Holdings and Invests in Crisp and Lucky Energy

November 17, 2025

Food & Beverage

Paine Schwartz Partners formed BetterCo Holdings, a new platform for downstream food and beverage investments, and announced BetterCo’s first two holdings: Crisp Inc., an AI-driven commerce intelligence platform, and Lucky Energy, a better-for-you energy drink brand. The investments will fund Crisp’s AI commercialization and go-to-market expansion and support Lucky Energy’s distribution, brand building, and sales growth.

Our Home Acquires ParmCrisps from Hain Celestial

September 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Our Home has acquired the ParmCrisps snack brand and the York, Pennsylvania production facility from Hain Celestial Group. The deal expands Our Home's cheese-crisp manufacturing and branded-snack capabilities—building on its recent Sonoma Creamery acquisition—while Hain Celestial said proceeds will be used to pay down debt and streamline its portfolio.

Kroll Acquires Crisp Thinking Group

June 1, 2022

Cybersecurity

Kroll has acquired Crisp Thinking Group (Crisp), a real-time risk intelligence provider, from Baird Capital. The acquisition expands Kroll's digital services and risk intelligence capabilities by adding Crisp’s AI-driven monitoring and real-time alerting technology and team to Kroll’s portfolio.

Disruptive Technologies Acquires Assets of Good Superfoods

July 16, 2021

Food & Beverage

Disruptive Technologies, LLC — a Nevada-based food-production technology company — has acquired the assets of Good Superfoods, LLC, a GFSI-certified contract manufacturer of nutrition bars, chocolate snacks and protein bars located just outside Boise, Idaho. The deal gives Disruptive Technologies a state-of-the-art facility to deploy its Clean Manufacturing Technology and expand its manufacturing footprint and private-label/contract manufacturing capabilities.

LaSalle Capital and Lightspring Complete Acquisition of Great Lakes Potato Chips

December 22, 2022

Food & Beverage

LaSalle Capital, in partnership with Lightspring Capital I, LP, has completed the acquisition of Great Lakes Potato Chips, a Traverse City, Michigan-based kettle-cooked potato chip manufacturer founded by Ed and Chris Girrbach. The founders remain involved (Chris Girrbach will stay on as CEO) and the buyers intend to accelerate growth into new states and accounts across retail, foodservice distributors and direct-to-consumer channels.