Bramble Foods Acquires The Bay Tree Food Co

LDC Takes Minority Stake in Bramble Foods

January 13, 2022

Food & Beverage

LDC has made a minority growth investment in Bramble Foods to support the company's organic expansion and acquisitive growth strategy. The investment will back the existing management team and fund further investment in product portfolio and in-house manufacturing capacity; co-founder Nigel Foster will retire as part of the transaction.

Bramble Foods Group Acquires Whitakers Chocolates

January 24, 2025

Food & Beverage

LDC-backed Bramble Foods Group has acquired Whitakers Chocolates, the Skipton-based chocolatier founded in 1889. The deal is an add-on acquisition that strengthens Bramble Foods' confectionery capability and expands its retail, private-label and foodservice product offering across the UK.

Day-Lee Foods Acquires B and D Foods, Mountain View Packaging and Tamarack Foods

January 3, 2025

Food & Beverage

Day‑Lee Foods, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NH Foods Ltd. (Nipponham Group), has completed the acquisition of B and D Foods, Mountain View Packaging, and Tamarack Foods. The combination expands Day‑Lee’s frozen and prepared foods portfolio and manufacturing/packaging capabilities in the United States to support growth across retail and foodservice channels.

TruFood Manufacturing Combines with Bar Bakers; Manna Tree Invests Alongside Mubadala Capital

May 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

TruFood Manufacturing, a Mubadala Capital portfolio company, has completed a combination with Bar Bakers, a Los Alamitos, California-based contract manufacturer of nutrition and protein bars. Manna Tree has invested alongside Mubadala Capital to support the combined business, which will be led by TruFood CEO Michael Buick and is positioned to expand west coast manufacturing capacity and broaden product capabilities.

Florida Food Products Acquires Amelia Bay, LLC

August 10, 2020

Food & Beverage

Florida Food Products (a MidOcean Partners portfolio company) has acquired Amelia Bay, LLC, a Johns Creek, Georgia-based extractor and formulator of brewed tea, coffee extracts and botanicals. The acquisition builds FFP's beverage platform and strengthens its clean-label ingredient capabilities across meat, savory, health & wellness and beverage end-markets.

Frontenac Acquires Monterey Bay Spice Company

January 11, 2021

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac has acquired Monterey Bay Spice Company (HerbCo), a Watsonville, California-based processor and distributor of botanicals, herbs, teas, essential oils, seasonings and spices, from its founder. Frontenac said it will invest in strategic growth initiatives, add complementary capabilities and work with food industry veteran Bob Aiken (appointed Executive Chairman) to expand Monterey Bay's market penetration across nutraceutical, food & beverage, and health & beauty end markets.