AUA-backed Gourmet Culinary Partners Acquires Holiday Foods from Schwan's Company

AUA-backed Gourmet Culinary Holdings Acquires Gourmet Foods

July 31, 2019

Food & Beverage

AUA Private Equity Partners, through its portfolio company Gourmet Culinary Holdings, has acquired Gourmet Foods, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of specialty prepared foods serving airline, hospitality, restaurant, catering, retail and corporate campus customers. The deal is the third add-on for the Gourmet Culinary Holdings platform as AUA seeks to expand national footprint and product offerings while partnering with the existing management team.

AUA-backed Gourmet Culinary Partners Acquires Van-Lang Enterprises

January 16, 2020

Food & Beverage

Gourmet Culinary Partners, a platform backed by AUA Private Equity Partners, has acquired Van-Lang Enterprises, a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of appetizers and hors d'oeuvres based in the Chicago area. The add-on expands Gourmet Culinary Partners' national footprint and adds a 20,000 sq. ft. production facility and self-distribution capabilities in the Midwest to better serve hospitality, catering, airline and retail customers.

AUA Private Equity Acquires Assets of TruFood Mfg.

June 19, 2019

Food & Beverage

AUA Private Equity Partners has acquired the assets of TruFood Mfg., Inc. (AOG, LLC d/b/a TruFood Manufacturing), a Pittsburgh-based contract manufacturer of nutrition and snack bars. AUA said it will provide capital, operational support and new executive leadership to expand TruFood's product development, R&D and customer service capabilities as part of its food manufacturing portfolio.

AUA Private Equity Partners Acquires Western Smokehouse Partners

March 27, 2023

Food & Beverage

AUA Private Equity Partners has acquired Western Smokehouse Partners, a leading contract manufacturer of premium, better-for-you smoked meat snacks, from Monogram Capital Partners. The deal (terms undisclosed) will see AUA support Western's growth and capability expansion across its multi-facility Midwest manufacturing footprint.

AUA Private Equity Partners Acquires Western Smokehouse Partners

May 17, 2023

Food & Beverage

AUA Private Equity Partners has acquired Western Smokehouse Partners from Charis Consumer Collaborative, marking Charis’ realization of its investment. During Charis’ ownership Western expanded through facility investments and add-on deals (Thrushwood Farms, Prairie Sky Snacks), growing headcount from about 60 to over 400 and operating multiple manufacturing sites out of Galesburg, Illinois.

CJ CheilJedang Acquires Schwan's Company for $1.84B

February 13, 2019

Food & Beverage

CJ CheilJedang agreed to acquire U.S. frozen food maker Schwan's Company for $1.84 billion to establish a K‑Food expansion platform and scale its production, distribution and R&D footprint across North America. The deal excludes Schwan's Home Service division; financing includes approximately $1.34 billion from CJ funds and a $500 million loan backed by Schwan's Company, with 20% of shares from the major shareholder to be reinvested.