Evans Food Group Acquires Turkey Creek Inc.

Highlander Partners / Benestar Brands Acquires Evans Food Group from Wind Point Partners

August 5, 2019

Food & Beverage

Highlander Partners, through its newly-formed food platform Benestar Brands, acquired Evans Food Group from Wind Point Partners. Evans is a leading global producer of branded and private-label pork rinds with six production facilities (five in the U.S. and one in Mexico); Highlander intends to use Benestar as a buy-and-build platform in the snack food category.

Pork King Good Acquires The Porkie Company Of Wisconsin

May 27, 2022

Food & Beverage

On May 27, 2022, Pork King Good acquired The Porkie Company Of Wisconsin, a Cudahy-based pork rind manufacturer. The acquisition gives Pork King Good in-house manufacturing capacity to support national retail expansion, DTC growth and private-label programs, and makes the combined business a woman-owned pork rind manufacturer.

Wind Point Partners Acquires FoodScience Corporation

March 9, 2021

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has acquired FoodScience Corporation, a Vermont-based formulator, manufacturer and marketer of human and pet nutritional supplements. Wind Point will partner with management and incumbent CEO Sharon Rossi to grow the Company's branded and private-label business, accelerate eCommerce, and pursue broader growth in human and pet supplement markets.

FreshEdge Acquires Frontier Produce

July 25, 2024

Food & Beverage

FreshEdge, a Wind Point Partners-backed super-regional fresh food distributor, acquired Frontier Produce, a three-facility fresh produce distributor based in Oklahoma. The add-on expands FreshEdge's geographic footprint westward (complementing its KT Produce acquisition) and adds capacity to better serve restaurants, hotels, school systems and other foodservice customers across Oklahoma and southwest Missouri.

Wind Point Partners Invests in Tropicale Foods

December 6, 2019

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has invested in Tropicale Foods, a leading U.S. manufacturer of Hispanic frozen novelties under the Helados Mexico brand. The founders will remain involved as Wind Point partners with management to expand the brand, product innovation and geographic distribution.

Cranswick plc Acquires Grove Pet Foods Limited

February 1, 2022

Food & Beverage

Cranswick plc has acquired Grove Pet Foods Limited, a Lincolnshire-based manufacturer of dried pet foods that supplies private label customers and sells under its own brands including Vitalin and Alpha Feeds. Grove employs over 100 people and supplies specialist pet stores and direct-to-consumer channels; Cranswick says the acquisition expands its product capabilities and complements its farm-to-fork integration and sustainability strategy.