Tilia Holdings Invests in Stone Ground Bakery; Stone Ground Merges with Wheat Montana

Tilia Holdings, a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on the food supply chain, announced a growth investment in Stone Ground Bakery and that Stone Ground will merge with Wheat Montana, a Tilia portfolio bakery. Stone Ground will continue to operate under its existing brand with co-owners Tammy Hines and Derrick Schmerse remaining in place, and the combined businesses will leverage Wheat Montana's distribution network to expand Stone Ground's reach across the Western United States.