Falfurrias Capital Partners Acquires The C.F. Sauer Company Food Business (Sauer Brands)
June 21, 2019
Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners signed a definitive agreement to acquire the food business of Richmond-based The C.F. Sauer Company. The sale transfers the company's branded and private-label food operations (including Duke's Mayonnaise and The Spice Hunter) to the buyer — the retained real estate portfolio remains with the shareholders — and the business will be known as Sauer Brands Inc. upon closing.
- Buyers
- Falfurrias Capital Partners
- Targets
- The C.F. Sauer Company (food business; to be renamed Sauer Brands Inc.)
- Sellers
- The C.F. Sauer Company
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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