Fermented Food Holdings Acquires wildbrine and Bubbies
March 8, 2022
Fermented Food Holdings (FFH), a newly formed Miami-based food & beverage holding company, has acquired fermented-food brands wildbrine (Santa Rosa, CA) and Bubbies (Ventura, CA). Taylor Farms is a strategic minority equity investor in FFH and will support supply-chain optimization; the deals expand FFH's portfolio as it builds a category-leading platform in fermented and functional foods.
- Buyers
- Fermented Food Holdings, Inc., Taylor Farms (strategic minority equity investor in FFH)
- Targets
- wildbrine, LLC, Bubbies Fine Foods
- Sellers
- wildbrine owners / founders (Chris Glab and Rick Goldberg), Bubbies owner/management (John Gray referenced)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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