Brynwood Partners' Buitoni Food Company Acquires North American Buitoni Business from Nestlé USA
June 9, 2020
Brynwood Partners VIII L.P., through its newly formed portfolio company Buitoni Food Company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the North American Buitoni business from Nestlé USA. The deal (terms undisclosed) includes a 240,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia with approximately 525 full-time employees and rights to the Buitoni brand in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean; Buitoni Food Company will be headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
- Targets
- North American Buitoni business (Nestlé USA)
- Sellers
- Nestlé USA, Inc.
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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