Midas Foods International Acquires Georgia Spice and The Doug Jeffords Company (Creative Spiceworks)
November 4, 2025
Midas Foods International has acquired Georgia Spice and The Doug Jeffords Company and combined them under the Creative Spiceworks brand to expand blending, packaging and R&D capabilities. The deal strengthens Midas Foods' capacity to serve protein, meat-processing, snack-food and retail/foodservice customers nationally and creates a culinary-driven custom manufacturing platform.
- Buyers
- Midas Foods International
- Targets
- Georgia Spice, The Doug Jeffords Company
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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