CK Snacks (Cheeze Kurls) Acquires Axium Foods
September 26, 2024
Cheeze Kurls LLC dba CK Snacks, a portfolio company of Nexus Capital Management, has acquired Axium Foods, a private-label snack food manufacturer based in South Beloit, Illinois. The add-on acquisition expands CK Snacks' product portfolio and manufacturing capacity—bringing Axium's tortilla, corn chip and extruded snack capabilities into the CK Snacks platform while both companies continue to operate from their existing locations.
- Buyers
- Cheeze Kurls LLC (CK Snacks), Nexus Capital Management
- Targets
- Axium Foods, Inc.
- Sellers
- Founders / McCleary family of Axium Foods
- Platforms
- Cheeze Kurls LLC (CK Snacks)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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