The Riverside Company Adds GSB & Associates as First Add-on to National Flavors Platform

The Riverside Company Invests in National Flavors, LLC

March 11, 2020

Food & Beverage

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, has invested in National Flavors, LLC (NF), a Michigan-based flavor manufacturer founded in 1941 that supplies flavors for beverages, frozen desserts, baked goods, confections and processed fruits. Riverside said it will strengthen NF’s research, development and application capabilities through organic and inorganic initiatives and is actively pursuing add-ons to build out its flavor and specialty ingredients platform.

The Riverside Company / National Flavors Acquires Bonnie & Don Flavours (B&D)

December 15, 2020

Food & Beverage

The Riverside Company, through its flavor platform with portfolio company National Flavors (NF), completed an add-on acquisition of Bonnie & Don Flavours (B&D), a Canadian manufacturer of natural and organic flavors and extracts. The deal is the second add-on to Riverside's flavor platform and is intended to expand the platform's geographic presence by adding a manufacturing facility in Canada.

FlavorSum (Riverside) Acquires Meridian Flavors

August 25, 2022

Food & Beverage

FlavorSum, a Flavor & Ingredients platform owned by The Riverside Company, has acquired Meridian Flavors, a Fenton, Missouri-based manufacturer of natural, non-GMO and organic flavor systems. The transaction is an add-on to the FlavorSum platform and expands its clean-label and sweet/dairy flavor capabilities to better serve small and mid-sized food & beverage customers.

The Riverside Company Invests in Western Botanicals

February 12, 2026

Food & Beverage

The Riverside Company has made a growth investment in Western Botanicals, a Spanish Fork, Utah-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) of vitamins, minerals and supplements. Riverside will partner with management — which retains a meaningful ownership stake — to support organic growth, expand product and format capabilities, and pursue an M&A strategy to broaden Western Botanicals' capabilities.

Corporate Visions (Riverside) Acquires DSG Consulting

April 19, 2022

Consulting

Corporate Visions, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, has acquired DSG Consulting, a Little Rock‑based tech‑enabled sales consulting and training firm. The add‑on expands Corporate Visions' revenue growth and sales enablement capabilities by integrating DSG's video‑based playbooks and vPlaybook subscription technology; Stone‑Goff Partners sold its investment in DSG as part of the transaction.

Riverside Partners Combines Sequoia Biotech Consulting and Syner-G BioPharma Group

September 18, 2024

Healthcare Services

Boston-based private equity firm Riverside Partners has combined two of its portfolio companies, Sequoia Biotech Consulting and Syner-G BioPharma Group, into a single, integrated life‑sciences services business. The combined organization — bringing together regulatory, development, quality, and operational capabilities — has approximately 500 employees and will provide end-to-end solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clients.