PAI Partners Acquires Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby to Create UK Chilled Food Platform

PAI Partners Acquires Winterbotham Darby (with Addo Food Group forming new chilled food platform)

November 9, 2020

Food & Beverage

PAI Partners has agreed to acquire Winterbotham Darby from Equistone Partners Europe, with LDC exiting its minority stake; the company's management will remain invested. Following completion, Winterbotham Darby will join a new UK chilled food platform alongside Addo Food Group (also being acquired by PAI) to consolidate capabilities across chilled, continental and plant-based categories; terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to regulatory approvals.

PAI Partners Acquires La Compagnie des Desserts

February 16, 2023

Food & Beverage

PAI Partners has agreed to acquire La Compagnie des Desserts (LCDD), a leading premium frozen desserts supplier to the food service market, from Argos Wityu with Credit Mutuel Equity exiting. PAI will partner with LCDD to build a pan‑European leader by gaining market share, optimising its footprint and accelerating international expansion organically and via acquisitions.

Compleat Food Group Acquires Freshpak Chilled Foods from Sun European Partners

July 15, 2025

Food & Beverage

Compleat Food Group has acquired Freshpak Chilled Foods from an affiliate of Sun European Partners. Freshpak, headquartered in Barnsley, United Kingdom, supplies deli and sandwich fillings, dips and cooked egg products to UK retailers, foodservice and food manufacturers; the deal expands Compleat's chilled and added-value egg capabilities.

Brothers International Acquires Food Partners

December 17, 2025

Food & Beverage

Brothers International Food Holdings acquired Food Partners, a Winter Haven, Florida-based citrus ingredient supplier, adding citrus sourcing and logistics capabilities to its global ingredients platform. The deal positions Brothers to deepen its sourcing power and support food and beverage manufacturers across North America and Europe, while Food Partners’ founder Webb Tanner remains in his role as a minority owner.

PAI Partners Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in ECF Group

June 14, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

PAI Partners has made a binding offer to acquire a majority stake in ECF Group from French private equity firm Naxicap Partners, with Naxicap remaining a minority investor alongside management. ECF is an omnichannel B2B distributor of equipment, consumables and hygiene products for hospitality and care professionals, headquartered in Grigny, France (~1,750 employees, ~€760m revenue); PAI intends to accelerate growth organically and via acquisitions to consolidate the fragmented market.

PAI Partners Acquires Savory Solutions Group from IFF

December 20, 2022

Food & Beverage

PAI Partners has agreed to acquire Savory Solutions Group from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF). Savory Solutions Group is a global provider of savoury ingredients and blends (notably the Wiberg and Piasa brands), operating 17 manufacturing facilities and nine innovation sites with over 1,800 employees and ~€470 million turnover; PAI plans to accelerate international expansion in Europe and North America and pursue growth in plant‑based and clean‑label segments.