Sweet Harvest Foods Holdings Acquires Sweet River Honey

Sweet Harvest Foods Acquires Nature Nate's Honey Co.

January 4, 2022

Food & Beverage

Sweet Harvest Foods, a natural sweeteners platform in the Blue Road Capital portfolio, has purchased Nature Nate's Honey Co. from founder Nathan Sheets and will merge the brand into the Sweet Harvest platform. The deal brings the leading U.S. branded honey business together with Sweet Harvest to accelerate growth of the honey and natural sweetener market and expand retail availability.

Wisdom Natural Brands Acquires Drizzle Honey

November 4, 2024

Food & Beverage

Wisdom Natural Brands, parent of the SweetLeaf natural sweetener brand, has acquired Canada-based Drizzle Honey to add a line of sustainably sourced raw and superfood-infused honeys to its portfolio. The deal expands Wisdom's product offering into the high-growth honey category and enables U.S. distribution for Drizzle's products, which are currently sold in roughly 1,200 Canadian retail stores and online.

Harbour Group Acquires SHF, Inc.

February 6, 2020

Industrial Services

Harbour Group has acquired SHF, Inc., a Pasadena, Texas-based distributor and manufacturer of stainless adaptors, fluid power fittings, instrumentation fittings, and valves, in an asset transaction announced Feb. 6, 2020. Terms were not disclosed; SHF founder Michael Chapman will remain as president. Harbour Group said it will use its operational expertise to accelerate SHF's growth in current and new markets.

Green Boy Group Acquires Sweet Nature Inc.

January 22, 2020

Food & Beverage

Green Boy Group Inc. has acquired the business of Sweet Nature Inc., an importer and distributor of specialty non-GMO and organic syrups based in Ontario, California. The acquisition expands Green Boy’s value-added liquid sweetener ingredient offering and strengthens its footprint in the North American natural and organic food market.

Blue Road Capital Acquires NatureSweet from Silver Ventures

September 20, 2023

Agriculture

Blue Road Capital, an investment firm focused on vertically integrated food and agriculture businesses, has acquired NatureSweet (NS Brands, Ltd.), the largest vertically integrated greenhouse-grown produce company in North America, from Silver Ventures for an undisclosed sum. NatureSweet grows, harvests, and packages tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers across more than 1,400 acres and employs over 6,000 people, with products sold through major supermarkets across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Graycliff Partners Acquires Sweeteners Plus, Inc.

May 14, 2019

Food & Beverage

Graycliff Partners LP has completed the acquisition of Sweeteners Plus, Inc., a Lakeville, New York-based manufacturer and distributor of liquid and dry sweeteners serving quick service restaurants, specialty beverage, bakery/confectionery and pharmaceutical customers. Sweeteners Plus operates rail-served facilities and a company-owned trucking fleet, providing bulk processing and rapid delivery; Graycliff, a lower-middle-market private equity firm, will support the company's growth and distribution capabilities.