Highlander Partners / Benestar Brands Acquires Evans Food Group from Wind Point Partners
August 5, 2019
Highlander Partners, through its newly-formed food platform Benestar Brands, acquired Evans Food Group from Wind Point Partners. Evans is a leading global producer of branded and private-label pork rinds with six production facilities (five in the U.S. and one in Mexico); Highlander intends to use Benestar as a buy-and-build platform in the snack food category.
- Targets
- Evans Food Group
- Sellers
- Wind Point Partners
- Platforms
- Benestar Brands
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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