Ergon Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Dolciaria Acquaviva

Valeo Foods Group Acquires Freddi Dolciaria S.p.A

May 2, 2025

Food & Beverage

Valeo Foods Group has acquired Italian sweet bakery Freddi Dolciaria S.p.A, a Castiglione delle Stiviere-based producer of pre-packaged sponge cakes with annual revenue approaching €20 million and 48 employees. The purchase strengthens Valeo's packaged wafers, cakes and biscuits portfolio (complementing Balconi), expands manufacturing and logistical capacity, and accelerates growth across South-West Europe.

Encore Consumer Capital Acquires DeIorio (DeIorio Foods)

October 28, 2024

Consumer Products

Encore Consumer Capital has acquired DeIorio (DeIorio Foods/DeIorio, LLC), a Utica, New York-based manufacturer of specialty frozen pizza dough products, from Rudolph Capital. DeIorio employs over 300 people and Encore plans to invest in capacity and capabilities while pursuing add-on acquisitions to build out a frozen-dough platform serving foodservice, convenience and retail customers across North America.

TDR Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Acqua & Sapone

June 26, 2024

Retail

TDR Capital signed an agreement to acquire Acqua & Sapone, Italy’s leading non-food value discount retailer focused on household and personal care products, from H.I.G. Capital and the founding Barbarossa family. H.I.G. and the Barbarossa family will retain a significant equity stake, and the transaction was subject to antitrust clearance at announcement.

Vandemoortele Acquires Dolciaria Acquaviva from Apheon

May 29, 2024

Food & Beverage

Belgian family-owned food group Vandemoortele has acquired a majority stake in Dolciaria Acquaviva S.p.A. from pan-European private equity firm Apheon. The deal gives Vandemoortele a stronger foothold in Southern Europe and Italy’s frozen bakery market while enabling further international expansion of the Dolciaria product range and industrial footprint.

Ergon-backed Dolciaria Acquaviva Acquires Dolce Milano S.r.l. and Unigel S.r.l.

March 25, 2021

Food & Beverage

Ergon Capital Partners–backed Dolciaria Acquaviva has completed the acquisitions of Dolce Milano S.r.l. (a Lombardy-focused frozen bakery distributor with a small frozen-dessert production line) and Unigel S.r.l. (a specialty frozen bread producer best known for the Schiocco product). The add-ons strengthen Dolciaria's presence in Northern Italy — particularly Lombardy — expand its SKU range into frozen desserts and specialty breads, increase exposure to modern trade and HoReCa channels, and create commercial and production synergies.

Ergon-backed Dolciaria Acquaviva Acquires Milanopane S.r.l.

October 31, 2019

Food & Beverage

Ergon Capital Partners-backed Dolciaria Acquaviva has acquired Milanopane S.r.l., a Buccinasco-based producer of high-quality puff pastry salty snacks. Milanopane generates approximately €6 million in sales and employs 40 FTEs; the acquisition expands Dolciaria's product offering into salty frozen snacks, strengthens its position with modern trade customers, adds a Northern Italy production hub and is expected to deliver commercial and cost synergies.