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Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Invests in Ya YA Foods Corporation

March 2, 2021

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has made a growth investment in Ya YA Foods Corporation, a Toronto-based contract manufacturer of aseptic and hot-fill food and beverage products. The Abbas Al-Ali family will retain a significant ownership stake and Duff & Phelps Securities Canada served as financial advisor to Ya YA Foods. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Invests in Salm Partners

December 1, 2020

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has made a growth investment in Salm Partners, the largest U.S. contract manufacturer of fully cooked sausages and premium hot dogs. The Salm family remains a significant shareholder; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment will support Salm's next stage of growth and investments in additional technology and capabilities.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Acquires Daniele International

September 17, 2019

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has acquired Daniele International, a Rhode Island-based producer of specialty Italian charcuterie and deli meats, from the Dukcevich family, who will retain a significant stake. The deal marks e2p's second platform investment and aims to leverage the firm's food and CPG expertise to support Daniele's growth across retail, club and mass channels.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Acquires Kronos Foods Corp

February 12, 2020

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has acquired Kronos Foods Corp from Grey Mountain Partners. Kronos, headquartered in Glendale Heights, Illinois, is a producer of Mediterranean and international prepared foods — including gyro meats, plant-based proteins and bakery products — and will serve as a new platform to expand product capabilities and foodservice distribution; financial terms were not disclosed.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Acquires MBC Companies from Encore Consumer Capital

July 13, 2023

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has acquired MBC Companies, a McDonald, Tennessee-based frozen breakfast manufacturer and distributor, from Encore Consumer Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed; e2p said it will partner with MBC's existing management to expand manufacturing capabilities, product innovation and channel growth across retail and foodservice.

Meaningful Partners Leads Growth Investment in M2 Ingredients / Om Mushroom Superfood

January 16, 2024

Food & Beverage

Meaningful Partners led a strategic growth investment in M2 Ingredients and its consumer brand Om Mushroom Superfood, joined by existing investors White Road Investments and InvestEco. The capital will be used to accelerate distribution and marketing of the Om brand and scale manufacturing capacity via a new 155,000 sq. ft. organic mushroom growing facility in California; terms were not disclosed.