Sonoma Brands Acquires Chef's Cut Real Jerky Co.

Louisville Brands Acquires Louisville Vegan Jerky Company

September 17, 2025

Food & Beverage

Louisville Brands has acquired Louisville Vegan Jerky Company, a plant-based snack brand and Render Capital Fund 1 portfolio company. The acquisition brings the top-selling vegan jerky brand into Louisville Brands' consumer CPG platform to accelerate national scaling and leverage regional logistics and distribution strengths.

Second Nature Brands Acquires Sahale Snacks from The J.M. Smucker Co.

September 27, 2023

Food & Beverage

Second Nature Brands, a Michigan-based snack platform, has agreed to acquire Sahale Snacks from The J.M. Smucker Co. for $34 million. The deal includes Sahale trademarks and a leased manufacturing facility in the Seattle area and will transition approximately 100 employees to Second Nature Brands; the acquisition is an add-on to Second Nature Brands' premium snack portfolio.

Western Smokehouse Partners Acquires Junior's Smokehouse

February 5, 2026

Food & Beverage

Western Smokehouse Partners, backed by Monogram Capital Partners, has acquired Junior's Smokehouse, a family-owned jerky and meat snack manufacturer based in El Campo, Texas. The deal expands Western's national manufacturing footprint, adds capacity and private-label production capabilities, and follows Western’s recent facility expansions and Monogram’s continued investment in supply-chain manufacturing platforms.

The Duckhorn Portfolio Acquires Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards from Brown-Forman

November 16, 2023

Food & Beverage

The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards from Brown-Forman Corporation for approximately $400 million in a mix of stock and cash. The acquisition expands Duckhorn's presence in luxury Chardonnay, with Brown-Forman receiving a ~21.5% post-closing stake in The Duckhorn Portfolio and two board nominations.

Our Home Acquires Sonoma Creamery

May 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Our Home has acquired Sonoma Creamery, a Sonoma, California-based cheese processor and maker of baked cheese snacks, adding Sonoma's production facility and warehouse to Our Home's manufacturing footprint. The acquisition expands Our Home into the cheese snack category and increases its national manufacturing capacity to eight facilities.

KIND Healthy Snacks Acquires Creative Snacks Co.

October 15, 2019

Food & Beverage

KIND Healthy Snacks acquired Creative Snacks Co., a family-owned better-for-you snack manufacturer based in North Carolina. The deal expands KIND’s product portfolio with Creative Snacks’ award-winning clusters, trail mixes, granolas and pretzels and gives KIND access to Creative Snacks’ manufacturing capabilities and retail distribution.