Legacy Bakehouse Acquires Classic Cookie

Benford Capital Partners Acquires Legacy Bakehouse

April 11, 2023

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Benford Capital Partners has acquired Legacy Bakehouse, a Waukesha, Wisconsin-based developer and manufacturer of baked snack ingredients and the owner of the Pinahs brand. Benford will partner with Legacy President Peter Sardina, invest in operational capacity and sales capabilities, and pursue add-on acquisitions to grow the platform.

Legacy Bakehouse (Benford Capital) Acquires Angelic Bakehouse Operating Assets

July 16, 2024

Food & Beverage

Legacy Bakehouse, a Benford Capital Partners portfolio company, acquired the operating assets of Angelic Bakehouse from Lancaster Colony Corporation, including a 42,000-square-foot Cudahy, Wisconsin facility and production equipment. The acquisition roughly doubles Legacy's production capacity, provides redundant capabilities and supports expansion into tortillas and other adjacent snack products.

Biscuit International Acquires Continental Bakeries

October 22, 2021

Food & Beverage

Biscuit International, a Platinum Equity-backed European private‑label biscuit manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Continental Bakeries from its majority shareholder Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The deal brings Continental’s 13 production facilities and more than 2,300 employees into Biscuit International, strengthening the combined group's product portfolio and pan‑European footprint; completion was anticipated in H1 2022 subject to customary approvals.

MBC Companies Acquires Nardone Brothers Baking Co.

January 8, 2025

Food & Beverage

MBC Companies, a portfolio company of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), has acquired Nardone Brothers Baking Co., a family-owned frozen pizza manufacturer based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The add-on expands MBC's product portfolio beyond frozen breakfast into pizza, increases manufacturing capacity to three facilities, and creates cross-selling opportunities across K-12, private label retail, convenience store and foodservice channels.

Graham Partners Acquires Commercial Bakeries Corporation

September 27, 2023

Food & Beverage

Graham Partners, a Philadelphia-based private equity firm, has acquired Commercial Bakeries Corporation, a Toronto-headquartered producer of private-label and co-manufactured cookies. The acquisition, sourced through Graham's Investment Theme Program, positions the firm to expand in private-label bakery manufacturing and supports a founder succession/exit from the company's former family owners.

CTH Invest SA (Ferrero-related) Acquires Nonni's Bakery from Vestar Capital Partners

July 24, 2024

Food & Beverage

CTH Invest SA, a Ferrero-related Belgian holding company, has agreed to acquire Nonni's Bakery from Vestar Capital Partners. The acquisition returns Nonni's to its Italian roots, strengthens Ferrero-related groups' presence in North America, and brings into the fold a Wexford, Pennsylvania-based artisanal biscotti and packaged-snacks manufacturer with ~350 employees and four plants.