Nutrition 101 Acquires Value Feeds

Altamont Capital Partners Invests in Nutrition 101, Inc.

September 7, 2022

Environmental Services

Altamont Capital Partners has made an equity investment in Nutrition 101, Inc., a Pendleton, Indiana-based provider of food-waste recycling, composting, and livestock feed manufacturing. The investment will support 101 Inc.'s growth—expanding its geographic footprint, reaching new customers, and strengthening its service capabilities; transaction financing was provided by Churchill Asset Management and Maranon Capital.

Parkway Capital Recapitalizes Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition

September 8, 2021

Agriculture

Parkway Capital, the mezzanine investment arm of Calvert Street Investment Partners, provided subordinated debt to lead a recapitalization of Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition, marking the company's first institutional capital. The financing is intended to support PFN's growth initiatives and expansion of operations across New England and New York.

People Inc. Acquires Feedfeed

October 1, 2025

Media & Entertainment

People Inc. (the rebranded Dotdash Meredith) has acquired Feedfeed, a 12-year-old food publisher and creator network with more than 7 million social followers and roughly 1,000 influencer partners. Feedfeed will retain its branding, its roughly dozen employees will join People Inc., and it will roll up under People Inc.'s food and drink vertical; financial terms were not disclosed.

Houchens Industries Acquires Feeders Supply, LLC from PNC Riverarch Capital

March 31, 2023

Retail

Houchens Industries, Inc. has acquired Feeders Supply, LLC (Feeders Pet Supply) from PNC Riverarch Capital; terms were not disclosed. Feeders is an omnichannel pet specialty retailer headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky with 53 retail locations and a growing e-commerce platform.

Benford Capital Partners Recapitalizes Nutrition Service Company

June 22, 2021

Agriculture

Chicago-based private equity firm Benford Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of Nutrition Service Company, a Pulaski, Wisconsin-based producer of custom dairy cattle feed blends and processed soybean products. Benford will partner with NSC management (CEO Robert Block and CFO Paul Harke) to fund organic growth, invest in manufacturing and sales capabilities, and pursue add-on acquisitions as NSC becomes a platform investment for the firm.

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.