Encore Consumer Capital Invests in 4505 Meats

Benestar Brands (Highlander Partners) Acquires 4505 Meats

February 1, 2022

Food & Beverage

Benestar Brands, a portfolio company of Highlander Partners, has acquired 4505 Meats from Encore Consumer Capital. The acquisition adds the premium pork rind and meat-snacks brand to Benestar's salty-snacks platform and is intended to accelerate 4505's retail and innovation growth across grocery, club and convenience channels.

Encore Consumer Capital Invests in Murry's, Inc.

November 14, 2019

Food & Beverage

San Francisco-based private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital completed an investment in Murry's, Inc., a family-owned frozen French toast manufacturer based in Greenbelt, Maryland. The partnership will support Murry's next phase of growth, leveraging Encore's experience in consumer packaged foods and private-label channels.

Shoreline Equity Partners Invests in Prime Meats

April 25, 2024

Food & Beverage

Shoreline Equity Partners has made a growth investment in Prime Meats, a Duluth, Georgia–based value-added protein processor and distributor. The partnership will support Prime Meats' organic expansion and pursuit of add-on acquisitions while founder Norberto Sanchez and management remain in leadership with a meaningful ownership stake.

Encore Consumer Capital Acquires Chalet Desserts

May 16, 2024

Food & Beverage

Encore Consumer Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on consumer products, has acquired Chalet Desserts, a Sacramento-based specialty manufacturer of frozen bakery desserts. Encore said it will partner with founder and CEO Dave Laukat and the existing management team to pursue organic growth, capacity investments and add-on acquisitions to expand the platform.

IMB Partners Makes Growth Investment in Richmond Wholesale Meat Co.

January 19, 2021

Food & Beverage

IMB Partners has made a growth equity investment and recapitalization in Richmond Wholesale Meat Co., a Richmond, California–based food manufacturer and long-time supplier to the U.S. military. The investment will fund strategic growth initiatives and expand Richmond's manufacturing and distribution capabilities; DCA Partners and Flaherty Capital Markets served as financial advisers and PNC Bank and Prudential Private Capital acted as lending partners.

Charcuterie Artisans Acquires La Quercia Cured Meats

January 22, 2026

Food & Beverage

Charcuterie Artisans has acquired La Quercia Cured Meats, including its Norwalk, Iowa production facility and full product portfolio. The PE-backed charcuterie platform (owner: Industrial Opportunity Partners) said it will invest in the brand, expand the plant’s prosciutto capacity by ~50%, and retain La Quercia employees while working with the Lynch family and suppliers to maintain U.S. pork supply.