Thrive Freeze Dry (EEP / Mubadala Capital) Acquires Groneweg Group (Freeze-Dry Foods)

Thrive Freeze Dry, a portfolio company of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners and Mubadala Capital, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Groneweg Group (also marketed as Freeze‑Dry Foods), a Germany‑based manufacturer of freeze‑ and air‑dried ingredients. The add-on deal expands Thrive's global manufacturing footprint (adding operations in Greven, Germany and La Joya, Peru) and broadens its product suite for consumer packaged goods and retail customers; the transaction is expected to close in 2023 subject to customary approvals.