Del Sol Food Company Acquires John Wm. Macy's Bakery

Saco Foods Acquires Solo Foods from Sokol & Company

January 24, 2024

Food & Beverage

Saco Foods Holdings, a branded food company and platform backed by private equity, has acquired Solo Foods LLC from Chicago-based Sokol & Company. The tuck-in add-on expands Saco's center-store baking portfolio (cake and pastry fillings, marzipan and almond paste) and will leverage Saco's shared services, retail placement and e-commerce channels to grow the Solo brand.

Solina Acquires Saratoga Food Specialties

October 4, 2022

Food & Beverage

Solina, a France-based producer of savoury ingredient solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Saratoga Food Specialties to accelerate its North American expansion. The deal (subject to regulatory approval) will add Saratoga's liquid-sauce capabilities, three U.S. manufacturing sites and approximately 500 employees to Solina's North American footprint.

Brynwood Partners' West Madison Foods Acquires Marie's and Dean's Dip from Ventura Foods

July 20, 2023

Food & Beverage

Brynwood Partners (through newly formed West Madison Foods) has agreed to acquire the Marie's salad dressing brand and the Dean's Dip business from Ventura Foods, including the Thornton, Illinois manufacturing facility. The deal is a corporate carveout/divestiture; West Madison Foods will be headquartered in Chicago and the Thornton plant (about 84 full-time employees) will continue to support the business.

Wakefern Acquires Di Bruno Bros. Brand; DB Gourmet/Brown's Acquire Retail Stores

October 28, 2024

Food & Beverage

Wakefern Food Corp. acquired the Di Bruno Bros. trademark and portfolio of branded specialty food products to expand national distribution, while DB Gourmet Markets, LLC (operated by Wakefern member Brown's Super Stores) acquired the five Di Bruno Bros. retail locations and a bottle shop. Wakefern said it will market the branded products nationally through a dedicated sales team and has appointed Emilio Mignucci as VP of the Di Bruno Bros. brand to preserve the company's culinary legacy.

PlantPlus Foods Acquires Sol Cuisine Ltd.

January 20, 2022

Food & Beverage

PlantPlus Foods, a joint venture backed by ADM and Marfrig, has completed the acquisition of Canadian plant-based food maker Sol Cuisine Ltd., expanding its portfolio and production footprint across the Americas. The deal brings Sol Cuisine’s branded and private-label plant-based protein products into PlantPlus’s vertically integrated platform to support expanded commercialization and distribution in North America.

Tenex Capital Management Acquires JTM Foods (JJ's Bakery)

May 26, 2021

Food & Beverage

Tenex Capital Management announced an investment to acquire JTM Foods (dba JJ's Bakery), the largest manufacturer of handheld snack pies in North America. The transaction (supported by debt financing from lenders including Audax Private Debt and Varagon Capital Partners) will partner Tenex's operational expertise with JTM's co-manufacturing, private-label and branded snack-pie business to expand capabilities and growth.