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Blue Road Capital

New York, New York, United States

Independent investment firm (Blue Road Capital / Blue Road Management) focused on acquisition of control positions in Americas-based agriculture and food/ingredient supply-chain and production companies, partnering with management teams to build enterprise value beyond intrinsic underlying asset value.

Focus Areas
Agriculture and food/ingredient supply chain, Agricultural production, Food processing

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2019-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 1 addon

Blue Road Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Blue Road Capital. 1 2019 1 2022 1 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Blue Road Capital
    Target
    NatureSweet (NS Brands, Ltd.)
    Seller
    Silver Ventures
    Industry
    Agriculture
    Type
    Buyout

    Blue Road Capital, an investment firm focused on vertically integrated food and agriculture businesses, has acquired NatureSweet (NS Brands, Ltd.), the largest vertically integrated greenhouse-grown produce company in North America, from Silver Ventures for an undisclosed sum. NatureSweet grows, harvests, and packages tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers across more than 1,400 acres and employs over 6,000 people, with products sold through major supermarkets across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

  • Buyer
    Sweet Harvest Foods, Blue Road Capital
    Target
    Nature Nate's Honey Co.
    Seller
    Nathan Sheets
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Type
    Addon

    Sweet Harvest Foods, a natural sweeteners platform in the Blue Road Capital portfolio, has purchased Nature Nate's Honey Co. from founder Nathan Sheets and will merge the brand into the Sweet Harvest platform. The deal brings the leading U.S. branded honey business together with Sweet Harvest to accelerate growth of the honey and natural sweetener market and expand retail availability.

  • Buyer
    Blue Road Capital
    Target
    B&W Quality Growers, LLC
    Seller
    Boyne Capital
    Industry
    Agriculture
    Type
    Buyout

    New York-based Blue Road Capital has acquired B&W Quality Growers, a vertically-integrated producer of baby and specialty leafy greens headquartered in Fellsmere, Florida, from Boyne Capital. Blue Road intends to use B&W as a platform to scale its specialty leafy greens business and pursue add-on opportunities across retail, foodservice, wholesale, and specialty channels.

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