Sustainable Projects Group Acquires Soy-Yer Dough (YER Brands)

Ya YA Foods (e2p Portfolio Company) Acquires Certain U.S. Manufacturing Assets from Oatly

March 2, 2023

Food & Beverage

An affiliate of Ya YA Foods Corporation, a portfolio company of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), closed the acquisition of certain U.S. manufacturing assets from subsidiaries of Oatly Group AB, including most manufacturing equipment at Oatly’s Ogden, Utah facility. Ya YA Foods will also complete construction of Oatly’s Fort Worth, Texas facility and enter a long-term manufacturing contract to produce Oatly products in Ogden and Fort Worth, expanding Ya YA Foods’ U.S. footprint and establishing a strategic manufacturing partnership with Oatly.

SI Private Capital Makes Equity Investment in Yoder's Southern Creamery and Sutter's Quality Foods

September 12, 2025

Food & Beverage

St. Petersburg-based SI Private Capital made an equity investment to acquire Sarasota-based Yoder's Southern Creamery and Sutter's Quality Foods. Founder Bill Yoder will retain an ownership stake and Brian Richardson will continue as CEO; SIPC said the capital will support future growth and capitalization for both companies.

Pete & Gerry's Organics Acquires Pasture Brands from Benford Capital Partners

January 9, 2025

Food & Beverage

Pete & Gerry's Organics (the Butterfly Equity-backed egg platform) has acquired Pasture Brands Holdings — the holding company for Farmers Hen House and Pillars Yogurt — from Benford Capital Partners. The transaction (closed January 9, 2025) expands Pete & Gerry's branded specialty egg and dairy portfolio and continues consolidation in natural/conventional grocery and club channels.

DuPont Sustainable Solutions Acquires Sofies Group

October 1, 2021

Consulting

Gyrus Capital-backed DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) has acquired Sofies Group, a global sustainability project management and consulting firm. The acquisition adds Sofies’ sustainability IP, methodologies and consulting team to DSS as an add-on to expand DSS’s ESG and sustainability capabilities across public and private clients.

Ya YA Foods (e2p) Acquires Truss Beverage Co. from Tilray Brands

August 1, 2024

Food & Beverage

Ya YA Foods Corporation, a portfolio company of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), has acquired Truss Beverage Co. from Tilray Brands. The deal transfers Truss's 186,000 sq. ft. Belleville, Ontario production facility (250,000 hectolitre annual capacity) to Ya YA Foods, expanding its North American footprint to three sites and adding canning and glass capabilities.

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners Invests in Ya YA Foods Corporation

March 2, 2021

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private equity firm Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p) has made a growth investment in Ya YA Foods Corporation, a Toronto-based contract manufacturer of aseptic and hot-fill food and beverage products. The Abbas Al-Ali family will retain a significant ownership stake and Duff & Phelps Securities Canada served as financial advisor to Ya YA Foods. Financial terms were not disclosed.