Hostess Brands Acquires Voortman Cookies from Swander Pace Capital

Swander Pace Capital Acquires Maple Donuts

June 2, 2025

Food & Beverage

Swander Pace Capital has acquired Maple Donuts Inc., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of frozen private-label donuts, with Partners Capital and Constitution Capital Partners serving as lead co-investors. The Burnside family will transition the business to Swander Pace, which plans to expand Maple Donuts' product offerings, production capabilities, and market reach as part of its bakery-platform strategy.

Second Nature Brands Acquires Voortman Cookie Brand From J.M. Smucker

October 22, 2024

Consumer Products

Second Nature Brands agreed to acquire the Voortman cookie brand from The J.M. Smucker Co. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $305 million. The deal includes all Voortman trademarks and a leased manufacturing facility in Burlington, Ontario, with about 300 employees transitioning.

Swander Pace Capital Partners with Inovata Foods

June 27, 2024

Food & Beverage

Swander Pace Capital has made a platform investment in Inovata Foods, a Canadian private-label manufacturer of frozen entrées, partnering with founders Steve and Lisa Parsons to accelerate capacity expansion. The deal positions Inovata to grow its retail, club store and foodservice business across Canada and the U.S., with Ernst & Young Orenda advising Inovata on the transaction.

J.M. Smucker to Acquire Hostess Brands for $5.6 Billion

September 11, 2023

Food & Beverage

The J. M. Smucker Co. agreed to acquire Hostess Brands, Inc. for about $5.6 billion including debt in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $34.25 per share. The acquisition expands Smucker’s snacking and convenient consumer occasion strategy with Hostess sweet baked goods and Voortman cookies.

Swander Pace Capital Acquires Café Valley

September 10, 2019

Food & Beverage

Swander Pace Capital acquired Café Valley, a leading wholesale bakery with production facilities in Phoenix, AZ and Marion, IN, to expand its consumer food portfolio. Stellus Capital Management provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; Café Valley's existing CEO Brian Owens will remain in place.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery Acquires Superior Cake Products from Hostess Brands

August 1, 2019

Food & Beverage

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery agreed to acquire Hostess Brands' in-store bakery business Superior Cake Products, Inc. for $65 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The deal (announced August 1, 2019) is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019 and will expand Sara Lee Frozen Bakery's presence in the in-store bakery category while Hostess intends to deploy proceeds to de-lever and pursue strategic options.