Hickory Farms Acquires Wicked Good Cupcakes

Wicked Kitchen Acquires Current Foods

May 23, 2023

Food & Beverage

Wicked Kitchen has acquired Current Foods, a plant-based seafood startup, in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition brings Current Foods’ plant-based seafood products and foodservice relationships into Wicked Kitchen’s portfolio, expanding the buyer’s alternative-seafood capabilities and supporting broader growth and consolidation in the plant-based food sector.

Café Valley Acquires Freed's Bakery

January 5, 2023

Food & Beverage

Café Valley Inc., an Swander Pace Capital portfolio company, acquired the assets of Freed's Bakery, a manufacturer of iced mini cupcakes that supplies national and regional retailers. The deal is an add-on acquisition intended to expand Café Valley's product offering in mini iced cupcakes, drive synergies and economies of scale across its bakery platform.

Emart Acquires Good Food Holdings

December 7, 2018

Retail

Emart, South Korea's largest retailer, has acquired Good Food Holdings, the California-based owner of upscale grocery chains Bristol Farms, Lazy Acres Market, and Metropolitan Market, for $275 million. The purchase gives Emart a foothold in the U.S. grocery market while Good Food Holdings' operations and management are expected to remain unchanged in the near term.

Gordon's Fine Wine Acquires Bakers' Best Catering

November 1, 2022

Food & Beverage

Gordon's Fine Wine, a fourth-generation wine and spirits retailer based in Waltham, Massachusetts, has acquired Bakers' Best Catering of Needham, Massachusetts. The acquisition expands Gordon's retail and service offering by adding Bakers' Best's catering and food-service capabilities to create an integrated wine-and-food experience for corporate, institutional and private clients in the greater Boston area.

Fenwick Food Group Acquires Wickles Pickles

November 29, 2023

Food & Beverage

Fenwick Food Group, a division of Fenwick Brands Inc., has acquired Wickles Pickles and will operate the brand from Birmingham, Alabama alongside Moore’s Marinades & Sauces. The deal (closed Nov. 29) brings the iconic Southern pickle brand onto Fenwick’s food platform to provide additional resources and scale; financial terms were not disclosed.

HC Private Investments Forms Artisan Bakery Through Acquisitions of Snackwerks and Specialty Bakers

June 24, 2025

Food & Beverage

HC Private Investments, a Chicago-based family office, has acquired Snackwerks (Battle Creek, MI) and Specialty Bakers (Marysville, PA) to form Artisan Bakery, a national premium baked-goods and co-manufacturing platform. The deal brings together established in-store bakery distribution and advanced co-manufacturing/R&D capabilities to accelerate product innovation, packaging expansion and scale across retail and co-manufacturing channels; terms were not disclosed.