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Evans Food Group Acquires Turkey Creek Inc.

March 21, 2019

Food & Beverage

Wind Point Partners’ portfolio company Evans Food Group has acquired Turkey Creek Inc., a leading pork rinds manufacturer headquartered in Thomaston, Georgia. The deal expands Evans’ branded and private-label pork rind portfolio, adds manufacturing capacity in the Southeast and strengthens the company’s position in the convenience channel; founders Gail and Laddie Fulcher will remain involved to support the transition.

MPearlRock Acquires The Good Crisp Company

January 15, 2026

Food & Beverage

MPearlRock has acquired The Good Crisp Company, a clean-label salty snack brand founded by Matt Parry, to expand its better-for-you salty snacks platform. The Good Crisp's products are sold in over 20,000 retail doors across the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K.; financial terms were not disclosed.

Pritzker Private Capital Acquires Sugar Foods Corporation

October 3, 2023

Food & Beverage

Pritzker Private Capital has acquired Sugar Foods Corporation, a Westlake Village, California-based food manufacturer known for crunchy toppings, croutons, pizza toppings and beverage ingredients. PPC will partner with Sugar Foods' existing management to support product innovation, customer expansion and strategic add-on acquisitions while providing capital and industry expertise to accelerate growth.

Pacific Coast Fruit Company Acquires King Harvest Hummus

June 23, 2023

Food & Beverage

Pacific Coast Fruit Company, a leading independent produce distributor in the Pacific Northwest, has acquired Portland-based King Harvest Hummus. The acquisition combines Pacific Coast Fruit's distribution network with King Harvest's food-manufacturing capabilities to expand product offerings and drive growth across retail and foodservice channels; the deal closed April 22, 2023.

UpSnack Brands Acquires Pipcorn and Spudsy

October 31, 2024

Food & Beverage

UpSnack Brands, a newly formed snack-platform company, has acquired the assets of Pipcorn Heirloom Snacks and Spudsy, combining two better-for-you, upcycled snack brands under one umbrella. Joe DePetrillo (former CEO of Pipcorn) will serve as CEO of UpSnack Brands while Spudsy founder Ashley Rogers will transition to a role with Sprinkles CPG in the KarpReilly family of brands.

Encore Consumer Capital Invests in 4505 Meats

April 8, 2019

Food & Beverage

San Francisco-based private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has made a significant investment in 4505 Meats, the artisanal pork rind and snack-food producer founded by chef Ryan Farr. The capital will be used to support 4505 Meats' innovation pipeline and to scale distribution with national retailers.