Food & Beverage Acquisitions in Oklahoma

FreshEdge, a Wind Point Partners-backed super-regional fresh food distributor, acquired Frontier Produce, a three-facility fresh produce distributor based in Oklahoma. The add-on expands FreshEdge's geographic footprint westward (complementing its KT Produce acquisition) and adds capacity to better serve restaurants, hotels, school systems and other foodservice customers across Oklahoma and southwest Missouri.

L2 Capital completed the acquisition of Kosmos Q, a premium barbecue brand founded by Darian Khosravi, and appointed Scott Jensen as CEO. Oxer Capital Partners and Salem Investment Partners provided debt financing and co-invested; Generational Equity advised the seller. Terms were not disclosed.

Bansk Group, a New York-based consumer-focused private investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in No Man's Land Foods, a premium beef jerky and meat sticks brand based in Oklahoma. The investment is intended to expand the brand's distribution into new channels and geographic markets and accelerate growth while the existing management team and founders remain involved.

Old World Spices & Seasonings (OWS Foods) acquired Head Country, Inc., a Ponca City, Oklahoma-based maker of barbecue sauces, seasonings and marinades. The transaction represents an exit for Gladstone Investment Corporation, which had owned Head Country since 2014 and realized a capital gain on the sale.

Kemin Industries has acquired Norman, Oklahoma–based Bio-Cide International, a specialist in chlorine dioxide–based antimicrobial technologies. The deal adds Bio-Cide's OXINE, PRO-OXINE, KEEPER and PURITE technologies to Kemin's portfolio to strengthen its food safety, animal nutrition/health and human health offerings.