Paine Schwartz Acquires Promix

Paine Schwartz Invests in Chex Finer Foods

June 16, 2025

Food & Beverage

Paine Schwartz Partners has made a strategic growth investment from its Food Chain Fund VI into Chex Finer Foods, a third-generation, family-owned specialty and natural foods distributor headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The firm will partner with Chex’s management to accelerate organic growth, invest in technology and operations, and pursue M&A in the fragmented specialty food distribution market.

Paine Schwartz Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Sterilex

April 27, 2021

Manufacturing

Paine Schwartz Partners has made a strategic growth investment through its Food Chain Fund V in Sterilex, a Hunt Valley, Maryland-based developer of proprietary antimicrobial and biofilm-control products serving food processing, animal health and water treatment markets. The investment will support Sterilex's product development, geographic expansion and scaling of its food safety platform; financial terms were not disclosed.

Paine Schwartz Makes Growth Investment in Elemental Enzymes

June 5, 2023

Biotechnology

Paine Schwartz Partners (via Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund VI) completed a strategic growth investment in Elemental Enzymes, a St. Louis-based developer of naturally occurring enzymes and biochemicals for commercial agriculture. Financial terms were not disclosed; the Elemental Enzymes management team will remain in place and will work with Paine Schwartz to expand R&D, launch new products, and enter new markets.

Paine Schwartz Partners Acquires Suja Life

July 13, 2021

Food & Beverage

Paine Schwartz Partners has acquired Suja Life (Suja Juice), the San Diego–based pioneer in organic, cold-pressed beverages, from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and co-investors. The transaction — terms not disclosed — follows a record year for Suja and is intended to support new product investment and expanded distribution.

Paine Schwartz Partners Invests in Kynetec

March 19, 2021

Data & Analytics

Paine Schwartz Partners has made a growth investment in Kynetec through Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V; financial terms were not disclosed. Kynetec, a provider of agricultural and animal health market research, data and insights based in Newbury, England (with operations in St. Louis, Missouri), will use the capital to accelerate growth, expand capabilities and pursue complementary bolt-on acquisitions.

Paine Schwartz Partners Invests in Urban Farmer

December 8, 2020

Food & Beverage

Paine Schwartz Partners (via Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V) has made a strategic investment in Urban Farmer, a Manteno, Illinois-based manufacturer of plant-based specialty dough and frozen pizza products. The investment establishes a new platform for Paine Schwartz to expand in the better-for-you specialty dough and frozen foods category while supporting Urban Farmer's growth and manufacturing capabilities.