Peterson Farms Acquires Fresh Innovations from Arable Capital Partners

Produce Investments Acquires Biofresh Safestore

October 25, 2025

Agriculture

Produce Investments, a UK-based agricultural group, has acquired Biofresh Safestore, a specialist in fixed crop storage and sprout-control systems. The deal expands Produce Investments' agri-tech and crop storage capability by combining Biofresh's fixed-installation technologies with PI's Restrain portable sprout-suppression solutions and supports broader European and international growth.

Arable Capital Partners Invests in Progressive Produce

March 14, 2024

Food & Beverage

Arable Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Progressive Produce, a Los Angeles-based grower, packer, and distributor of conventional and organic potatoes, onions and asparagus. Progressive Produce will continue to operate independently with Marty Kamer remaining as CEO and will join Arable's portfolio alongside sister company Pacific Trellis Fruit to support growth and operational expansion.

Arable Capital Partners Makes Strategic Investment in organicgirl

May 30, 2023

Food & Beverage

Arable Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in organicgirl, the U.S. market leader in branded organic packaged salads. The investment will support organicgirl’s expansion of products, customers and distribution while the current management team remains in place.

Paine Schwartz Partners Takes AgroFresh Private

April 3, 2023

Agriculture

Paine Schwartz Partners has completed a go-private acquisition of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., acquiring the company’s outstanding public shares and delisting it from NASDAQ. The transaction gives AgroFresh a private ownership structure intended to strengthen its financial foundation and support expansion initiatives, innovation investment, and its mission to reduce food waste across the fresh produce supply chain.

Agriculture Capital Acquires Firestone Pacific Foods

September 26, 2019

Food & Beverage

Agriculture Capital has acquired Firestone Pacific Foods, a frozen fruit processor that operates IQF processing, packing and cold storage facilities. The investment will expand Firestone’s processing and cold storage capacity and help Agriculture Capital build a vertically integrated fruit platform (AC Foods) with access to blueberry farms and private-label, industrial and retail outlets.

Arable Capital Partners & Fresh Innovations Acquire Farmington Fresh Cuts

June 7, 2018

Food & Beverage

Arable Capital Partners has acquired Farmington Fresh Cuts and will merge the business into its portfolio company, Fresh Innovations. The deal transfers the family-owned fresh-cut fruit processor (founded by the Rajkovich family) into Arable’s platform to expand Fresh Innovations’ sliced/packaged fruit capacity and distribution to school, retail and foodservice customers across the region.