Beltaste Acquires Dutch Croquette Producer Oma Bobs

Vandemoortele Acquires Majority Stake in Banneton Bakery

April 8, 2024

Food & Beverage

Vandemoortele, a family-owned European food group, has acquired a majority stake in Banneton Bakery, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of freezer-to-oven croissants, danishes, and other pastries. The transaction represents a full exit for Encore Consumer Capital; founders Victor and Alex Litinetsky remain investors and will continue to run day-to-day operations.

Lantmännen Unibake Acquires Boboli

September 12, 2025

Food & Beverage

Lantmännen Unibake has acquired Boboli, a Dutch savoury bakery specialist, to strengthen its presence in the bake-off and chilled savoury segment and add production capacity in the Netherlands. Boboli, headquartered in Bunschoten and employing around 200 people, has been supported by Gilde Equity Management for the past nine years.

Bakerstreet Acquires Majority Stake in Bart's Retail (Bakker Bart) to Form Vital Food Group

July 22, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

Dutch foodservice operator Bakerstreet has combined with Bart's Retail (operator of the Bakker Bart franchise) to form the newly created Vital Food Group. Bakerstreet will succeed Gilde Equity Management as majority shareholder in the group, aiming to accelerate roll-out of a new store formula and optimize store and e‑commerce operations across the combined platform.

Local Bounti Acquires Hollandia Produce (Pete's)

April 4, 2022

Food & Beverage

Local Bounti Corporation completed the acquisition of California-based Hollandia Produce Group, Inc., which operates under the Pete's brand, effective April 4, 2022. The transaction was funded with $122.5 million (approximately $92.5 million cash under a Cargill lending facility and $30.0 million in Local Bounti common stock) and adds Pete's ~130 employees and retail distribution footprint to Local Bounti's controlled-environment agriculture 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.

Solina Acquires Food Compounds B.V.

October 6, 2021

Food & Beverage

French savoury-ingredients group Solina (majority-owned by PE firm Astorg) has completed the acquisition of Food Compounds B.V., a Netherlands-based specialist in powder-based premixes and coating systems for potato processors. The deal strengthens Solina's coating expertise and R&D capabilities as part of its ongoing expansion strategy; financial terms were not disclosed.