Dessert Holdings Acquires Dianne's Fine Desserts from Geneva Glen Capital

Bain Capital Acquires Dessert Holdings from Gryphon Investors

April 26, 2021

Food & Beverage

Bain Capital Private Equity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dessert Holdings, a St. Paul–based premium dessert platform that includes The Original Cakerie, Lawler’s Desserts, and Atlanta Cheesecake Company. The acquisition from Gryphon Investors will support Dessert Holdings’ next stage of growth—pursuing product innovation, organic expansion and add-on opportunities—and is expected to close in Q2 2021 (debt financing led by Antares Capital).

Dessert Holdings Acquires Steven Charles

January 3, 2022

Food & Beverage

Dessert Holdings, the North American premium dessert platform, has acquired Steven Charles — A Dessert Company, a gourmet dessert manufacturer based in Aurora, Colorado. The business will remain led by President Rebecca O'Hara and will leverage Dessert Holdings' scale (and backing from Bain Capital Private Equity) to accelerate domestic growth and pursue broader expansion; financial terms were not disclosed.

Encore Consumer Capital Acquires Chalet Desserts

May 16, 2024

Food & Beverage

Encore Consumer Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on consumer products, has acquired Chalet Desserts, a Sacramento-based specialty manufacturer of frozen bakery desserts. Encore said it will partner with founder and CEO Dave Laukat and the existing management team to pursue organic growth, capacity investments and add-on acquisitions to expand the platform.

Dessert Holdings (Gryphon Investors) Acquires Atlanta Cheesecake Company

January 12, 2018

Food & Beverage

Dessert Holdings, a holding company formed by private equity firm Gryphon Investors, has acquired Atlanta Cheesecake Company (ACC), a Kennesaw, Georgia-based manufacturer of frozen desserts and cheesecakes. The acquisition brings ACC into Dessert Holdings' portfolio (which includes The Original Cakerie and Lawler's Desserts) to expand product offerings and distribution into retail grocery and foodservice channels across North America.

Dessert Holdings (Bain Capital) Acquires Kenny's Great Pies from Kaho Partners

May 17, 2024

Food & Beverage

Dessert Holdings, a premium-dessert platform owned by Bain Capital, has acquired Kenny's Great Pies from Kaho Partners. The acquisition adds Kenny's clean-label, cream-based pies and manufacturing capacity (33,000 sq ft facility in Smyrna, Georgia) to Dessert Holdings' portfolio to expand product offerings and distribution across retail, club and foodservice channels; terms were not disclosed.

Dessert Holdings Acquires Willamette Valley Pie Company

July 14, 2025

Food & Beverage

Dessert Holdings, a St. Paul-based premium dessert platform, has acquired Willamette Valley Pie Company, a family-owned maker of hand-crafted fruit pies and desserts headquartered in Silverton, Oregon. The add-on acquisition expands Dessert Holdings' scratch-made, clean-label dessert portfolio and aims to bolster retail relationships and drive growth across retail and foodservice channels; financial terms were not disclosed.