Flagstone Foods Acquires Emerald Nuts from Campbell Soup Company

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Nutris

September 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Impact investor Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Nutris, a Croatian plant-based protein ingredients manufacturer founded in 2019. The investment will support scaling Nutris’s manufacturing capacity and R&D to expand production of fava-bean protein isolates and other plant-based ingredients for food, sports nutrition and dairy/meat alternative markets.

MPearlRock Acquires nutpods

January 16, 2024

Food & Beverage

MPearlRock, a strategic partnership between PearlRock Partners and MidOcean Partners, has acquired nutpods, a leading plant-based, non-dairy coffee creamer brand headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The deal (terms undisclosed) positions MPearlRock to scale nutpods' retail and ecommerce distribution and accelerate product innovation and growth.

Neptune Wellness Solutions Acquires Controlling Interest in Sprout Foods

February 10, 2021

Food & Beverage

Neptune Wellness Solutions acquired a 50.1% controlling interest in Sprout Foods (Sprout Organics) from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, with MSEC becoming a major shareholder in Neptune. The deal includes $6M cash, ~6.74M Neptune shares (~$12M), and Neptune guaranteeing a $10M Sprout note; Neptune will operate Sprout as a subsidiary to accelerate growth across retail and e-commerce channels.

Atlantic Southern Paving & Sealcoating Acquires Emerald Paving Company

February 2, 2021

Construction

Atlantic Southern Paving & Sealcoating, a PE-backed national commercial pavement maintenance company, has acquired Emerald Paving Company of Westminster, California. The deal is Atlantic Southern's first add-on and is intended to expand the platform's presence into the Western United States to better serve its national customer base.

Atlas Holdings Acquires TreeHouse Foods' Snacks Division (Flagstone Foods)

July 12, 2019

Food & Beverage

Atlas Holdings has completed the acquisition of the Snacks Division of TreeHouse Foods for $90 million, establishing the business as Flagstone Foods headquartered in Minneapolis. The division, a leading private-label manufacturer and distributor of nuts, trail mixes and dried fruit with more than 800 associates and multiple U.S. plants, was sold as part of TreeHouse's plan to pay down debt and refocus its business.

Millstone Capital Advisors Acquires Native Foods

June 18, 2018

Restaurants & Hospitality

St. Louis-based private equity firm Millstone Capital Advisors has acquired Native Foods, a Chicago-based plant-focused fast-casual restaurant chain with 13 locations across California, Colorado, Oregon and Illinois. Millstone said the investment will provide resources to support Native Foods' expansion while maintaining the brand's plant-based mission and operations under existing management.