Marquee Brands Acquires Majority Stake in America's Test Kitchen

Spectrum Brands Acquires Tristar Products' Kitchen Appliances and Cookware Business

February 18, 2022

Consumer Products

Spectrum Brands Holdings completed the acquisition of the kitchen appliances and cookware categories of Tristar Products, Inc., integrating the business and employees into its Home and Personal Care segment. The deal is intended to combine complementary product portfolios and accelerate growth of a global home appliances and personal care business.

Wonder Acquires Tastemade

March 12, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Wonder, the mealtime platform founded by Marc Lore, has acquired lifestyle and food-focused media company Tastemade. Financial terms were not disclosed by Wonder, though reports indicate the purchase price was about $90 million; Tastemade's founders will join Wonder in executive roles.

Dynata Acquires Ameritest

December 6, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Dynata acquired Ameritest, a brand and advertising research consultancy, to add creative testing capabilities to its advertising solutions and Dynata Platform. The acquisition integrates Ameritest's proprietary creative-testing methodologies with Dynata's first-party data to help clients optimize messaging, audience targeting, and campaign effectiveness.

Mars, Incorporated Acquires Kevin's Natural Foods

July 5, 2023

Food & Beverage

Mars, Incorporated has signed an agreement to acquire Kevin's Natural Foods, a Modesto-based maker of chef-inspired sous-vide nutritious meals. Kevin's will operate as a standalone business within Mars Food & Nutrition; the deal includes the exit of minority investors TowerBrook Capital Partners and NewRoad Capital Partners and is expected to accelerate Kevin's product innovation and distribution reach.

Ferguson Enterprises Acquires The Kitchen Showcase

November 17, 2021

Building Products

Ferguson Enterprises has acquired The Kitchen Showcase, Inc. (TKSI), a Denver-area kitchen and bath design center founded in 1984 and headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. SLATE Partners advised the Pfaff family shareholders on the sale, which will give TKSI access to Ferguson's distribution scale and resources to support continued growth and expanded customer offerings.

Source Capital Acquires Kitchen Brains

May 19, 2022

Manufacturing

Source Capital, a private equity firm, has acquired Kitchen Brains, a Stratford, Connecticut–based designer and manufacturer of smart cooking controls, embedded electronics and a SaaS production management solution. Terms were not disclosed; Source Capital said it will partner with management to accelerate the product pipeline, bolster scalability and pursue expansion opportunities across the company's hardware and software offerings.