Hometown Food Company (Brynwood Partners) Acquires Birch Benders from Sovos Brands

Sovos Brands Acquires Birch Benders

October 26, 2020

Food & Beverage

Sovos Brands has completed its acquisition of Birch Benders, a Denver-based producer of better-for-you pancake & waffle mixes, toaster waffles and baking cups. The deal expands Sovos' portfolio into the breakfast and snacking categories and strengthens its presence in natural and specialty retail channels; Sovos is backed by private equity firm Advent International.

Hometown Food Company (Brynwood Partners) Acquires Arrowhead Mills and SunSpire from The Hain Celestial Group

October 8, 2019

Food & Beverage

Hometown Food Company, a Brynwood Partners portfolio company, acquired the Arrowhead Mills and SunSpire brands from The Hain Celestial Group for $15 million, including a manufacturing facility in Hereford, Texas and its employees. The deal expands Hometown Foods' presence in the organic/better-for-you baking and chocolate categories and adds manufacturing capability to the firm's consumer foods platform.

Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. Acquires De Wafelbakkers

April 5, 2021

Food & Beverage

Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. has acquired De Wafelbakkers from The Oklahoma Publishing Company (OPUBCO), a subsidiary of the Anschutz Corporation. The acquisition expands Brynwood's food and beverage manufacturing footprint and adds two production facilities and roughly 650 employees to its portfolio.

Brynwood Partners' Buitoni Food Company Acquires North American Buitoni Business from Nestlé USA

June 9, 2020

Consumer Products

Brynwood Partners VIII L.P., through its newly formed portfolio company Buitoni Food Company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the North American Buitoni business from Nestlé USA. The deal (terms undisclosed) includes a 240,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia with approximately 525 full-time employees and rights to the Buitoni brand in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean; Buitoni Food Company will be headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Rich Products Corporation Acquires Great Kitchens Food Company from Brynwood Partners VIII L.P.

January 26, 2026

Food & Beverage

Rich Products Corporation (Rich's) has acquired Great Kitchens Food Company from Brynwood Partners VIII L.P.; the transaction closed in January 2026 for undisclosed terms. Great Kitchens, headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois, is a leading U.S. manufacturer of private-label take-and-bake and topped pizzas (including the Uno Foods/Pizzeria Uno lines) with three production facilities and roughly 1,000 employees; the deal gives Rich's expanded topped-pizza capabilities, greater capacity and a vertically integrated pizza platform.

Benford Capital Partners Acquires Legacy Bakehouse

April 11, 2023

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Benford Capital Partners has acquired Legacy Bakehouse, a Waukesha, Wisconsin-based developer and manufacturer of baked snack ingredients and the owner of the Pinahs brand. Benford will partner with Legacy President Peter Sardina, invest in operational capacity and sales capabilities, and pursue add-on acquisitions to grow the platform.