Wind Point Partners Acquires FoodScience Corporation
March 9, 2021
Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has acquired FoodScience Corporation, a Vermont-based formulator, manufacturer and marketer of human and pet nutritional supplements. Wind Point will partner with management and incumbent CEO Sharon Rossi to grow the Company's branded and private-label business, accelerate eCommerce, and pursue broader growth in human and pet supplement markets.
- Buyers
- Wind Point Partners
- Targets
- FoodScience Corporation
- Sellers
- Claudia Orlandi (Orlandi family)
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Location
- Vermont, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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