Consolidated Investment Group Acquires Sicilian Chefs Assets, Forms Caesar's Pasta

Goldbergs Group Acquires Pasta Mami

March 13, 2025

Food & Beverage

Goldbergs Group has added Pasta Mami, a family-run fresh pasta manufacturer, to its portfolio as part of a strategic expansion of its food production and catering capabilities. The Atlanta-area pasta maker will continue producing artisanal pasta while leveraging Goldbergs Group's restaurants, manufacturing and airline catering network to expand distribution to restaurants, grocers, caterers and hotels.

Turri's Italian Foods Acquires Joseph's Gourmet Pasta

July 30, 2025

Food & Beverage

Turri's Italian Foods, a Fund II portfolio company of Benford Capital Partners, has acquired Joseph's Gourmet Pasta to form a combined frozen pasta, rice and sauce platform serving foodservice, retail and CPG customers. Benford Capital partnered on the transaction; New Mountain Capital participated in acquiring Joseph's real estate assets and Joseph's was acquired from LaSalle Capital.

Savory Fund Acquires Majority Stake in The Sicilian Butcher

October 12, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Savory Fund has acquired a majority interest in chef Joey Maggiore’s The Sicilian Butcher and its sister concept The Sicilian Baker, committing up to $30 million to support expansion. The Maggiores will remain involved while Savory Fund joins the board and aims to rapidly scale the Arizona-based three-unit brand into new markets (Texas and Las Vegas) with a goal of 20 units over four years.

Bregal Partners Invests in Oggi Foods

September 21, 2021

Food & Beverage

Bregal Partners has made a growth equity investment in Oggi Foods Inc., a Montreal-based maker of gluten-free, organic, non-GMO frozen pizzas and related products. The investment will support Oggi’s expansion in the better-for-you frozen foods category and help the company scale distribution and product growth across North America.

Riverside Acquires Canuti Tradizione Italiana as Add-on to Il Pastaio di Brescia

November 29, 2022

Food & Beverage

The Riverside Company has acquired Canuti Tradizione Italiana S.r.l., a family-owned producer of frozen filled and non-filled pasta based in Rimini, Italy. The deal is an add-on to Riverside’s existing platform Il Pastaio di Brescia and is intended to expand the platform into the frozen pasta segment and food-service channel while supporting international growth and operational synergies.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Acqua & Sapone Group (Cesar, SDA and VDM)

October 21, 2021

Retail

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Cesar di Barbarossa Enio e F.lli S.r.l., Gruppo SDA S.r.l. Servizi Distribuzione Associati and VDM Vaccaro Distribuzione Merci S.r.l., which operate under the Acqua & Sapone brand. The Barbarossa family is reinvesting as a significant minority shareholder; the combined companies operate over 700 stores in Italy and generated more than €900 million of revenues in 2021. H.I.G. said the investment will support integration of the businesses and accelerate Acqua & Sapone's expansion across Italy.