Quirch Foods Completes Merger with Colorado Boxed Beef

Palladium-backed Quirch Foods Acquires Butts Foods

May 11, 2020

Food & Beverage

Palladium Equity Partners–backed Quirch Foods, LLC has acquired Butts Foods, a family-owned fresh protein distributor headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee. The add-on expands Quirch's footprint in the Southeast by bringing Butts Foods' five distribution facilities across Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi into the Quirch platform.

Charcuterie Artisans Acquires La Quercia Cured Meats

January 22, 2026

Food & Beverage

Charcuterie Artisans has acquired La Quercia Cured Meats, including its Norwalk, Iowa production facility and full product portfolio. The PE-backed charcuterie platform (owner: Industrial Opportunity Partners) said it will invest in the brand, expand the plant’s prosciutto capacity by ~50%, and retain La Quercia employees while working with the Lynch family and suppliers to maintain U.S. pork supply.

Tropical Cheese Industries Acquires Cibao Meat Products

January 13, 2026

Food & Beverage

Tropical Cheese Industries, a PE-backed Hispanic dairy and refrigerated foods platform, has acquired Cibao Meat Products and will integrate it as the Cibao Meat Products Division. The deal (terms undisclosed) strengthens Tropical Cheese’s meats offering, adds cold‑chain logistics capabilities, gives the Vieluf family a rolled equity stake, and expands the combined company’s reach across the U.S. East Coast.

Pike Street Capital Invests in QuickBox

November 13, 2019

Transportation

Pike Street Capital announced a growth investment in QuickBox, a Denver-based third-party logistics and fulfillment provider serving CPG, health & wellness, and e-commerce brands. The investment will provide capital and operational support to expand QuickBox's tech-enabled fulfillment platform and support continued growth.

Parcom Acquires Group of Butchers from Equistone

October 22, 2020

Food & Beverage

Dutch private equity firm Parcom Private Equity has agreed to acquire the majority stake in Group of Butchers from funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe. Group of Butchers, headquartered in Tilburg, Netherlands, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of artisanal meat products (about 900 employees; ~€280m revenue forecast for 2020); Parcom intends to support further buy-and-build expansion and broaden the company’s customer and product portfolio. The financial terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to competition approval.

Latina Boulevard Foods Acquires C&R Food Services Inc. (assets)

June 27, 2023

Food & Beverage

Latina Boulevard Foods, a portfolio company of The Anderson Group, purchased the assets of C&R Food Services Inc., a broadline food distributor operating a facility in Mt. Morris, New York. Latina will maintain the Mt. Morris facility and retain previous owners Brian and Rachael Heywood to lead the division as the company expands its Central New York footprint and product offering.