Chicken Salad Chick Acquires Piece of Cake

Meauxmentum Strategies & Investments Acquires Five Chicken Salad Chick Locations in Dallas

September 4, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

Meauxmentum Strategies & Investments (MSI) acquired five Chicken Salad Chick locations in the Dallas market, expanding its Chicken Salad Chick portfolio to 21 restaurants across Texas, Oklahoma, and Indiana. The deal strengthens MSI's position as a leading franchisee in Dallas and supports further market development, catering growth, and community engagement.

Brentwood Associates Acquires Majority Interest in Chicken Salad Chick from Eagle Merchant Partners

November 4, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

Brentwood Associates has acquired a majority interest in SSRG Holdings, LLC (Chicken Salad Chick) from Eagle Merchant Partners. The fast-casual chain — led by CEO Scott Deviney and operating 137 locations across 16 states as of the announcement — will continue to pursue growth and geographic expansion; transaction terms were not disclosed.

Private Investor Acquires Icing on the Cake

April 19, 2024

Food & Beverage

Generational Group advised Icing on the Cake, an ultra-premium retail dessert bakery in Los Gatos, California, on its sale to a private investor. The transaction closed April 19, 2024 and transfers ownership from founder Lynn after nearly 40 years, with the buyer (unnamed) expected to continue the bakery's traditions and local presence.

Bain Capital Acquires Dessert Holdings from Gryphon Investors

April 26, 2021

Food & Beverage

Bain Capital Private Equity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dessert Holdings, a St. Paul–based premium dessert platform that includes The Original Cakerie, Lawler’s Desserts, and Atlanta Cheesecake Company. The acquisition from Gryphon Investors will support Dessert Holdings’ next stage of growth—pursuing product innovation, organic expansion and add-on opportunities—and is expected to close in Q2 2021 (debt financing led by Antares Capital).

Cedartown Chicken (Cedartown Foods) Acquires Seven Bojangles Restaurants to Expand in Western Georgia

September 2, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

Cedartown Chicken, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Cedartown Foods, signed a franchisee agreement with Bojangles to acquire seven existing Bojangles restaurants in western Georgia from Robinson Holdings and to develop 11 additional restaurants in the region. Cedartown has secured an equity investment from affiliates of Acta Capital, LLC to support the acquisition and new-unit development as it grows the Bojangles footprint in Georgia and parts of Alabama.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery Acquires Superior Cake Products from Hostess Brands

August 1, 2019

Food & Beverage

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery agreed to acquire Hostess Brands' in-store bakery business Superior Cake Products, Inc. for $65 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The deal (announced August 1, 2019) is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019 and will expand Sara Lee Frozen Bakery's presence in the in-store bakery category while Hostess intends to deploy proceeds to de-lever and pursue strategic options.