Mergers & Acquisitions

Highlights

Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

Oberweis Dairy Receives Stalking Horse Bid, Raising Optimism About Future

April 23, 2024
Dutch Farms’ co-founder Brian Boomsma, named as the bidder, plans to operate and grow the business, according to an email from Oberweis.
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Firehook Bakery Acquired by PE Firm, Looks to Embark on Next Growth Phase

April 18, 2024
Forward Consumer Partners’ investment expected to take bakery business to the next level, with the addition of new executives to the leadership team to help spur growth.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Utz Brands Selling Two More Processing Plants to Our Home

April 18, 2024
Following up on the February purchase of two brands and three facilities, Our Home will acquire Utz's Berlin, Pa., and Fitchburg, Mass., plants.
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McCain Foods Increases Investment Stake in Ireland Frozen Veggie Company Strong Roots

April 16, 2024
Strong Roots and McCain first entered into a partnership in 2021, and McCain plans to expand the vegetable-forward frozen products into additional global markets.
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J&J Snack Foods Acquires Thinsters Cookies from Hain Celestial Group

April 9, 2024
Divestiture follows “Hain Reimagined” transformation plan set forth in September 2023.
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Custom Made Meals Buys Hearthside Food Solutions’ Jacksonville, Fla., Facility

April 4, 2024
The processing plant manufactures refrigerated kits, raw proteins, ready-to-cook and ready-to-heat meals, and gives Custom Made Meals a boost in those product segments.
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Randall Foods Completes Assembly of Executive Leadership Team

March 19, 2024
Finalizing its executive team is the latest step in completing its merger integration plan.
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Cal-Maine Completes Acquisition of Tyson’s Dexter, Missouri, Processing Plant

March 15, 2024
Facility will be converted to process shell egg and egg products, Cal-Maine Foods announced.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Trident Seafoods Sells Three ‘For Sale’ Plants, Nears Deal for the Fourth

March 14, 2024
Company had put the facilities on the sales block in December 2023 — buyers found for three of them, and larger Kodiak facility has multiple buyers interested.
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PANOS Brands Acquires Tessemae’s Salad Dressings, Condiments Business

Jan. 31, 2024
PANOS adds Tessemae’s assets for approximately $4.5 million after the salad dressings and condiments brand filed for Chapter 11 last February.
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Saco Foods Acquires Solo Foods, Days after its Own PE Acquisition

Jan. 24, 2024
Acquisition will bring together two center-store bakery aisle portfolios under the Saco Foods umbrella.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Shelf-Stable Foods Processor Saco Foods Acquired by Fengate Private Equity

Jan. 22, 2024
The investment firm will retain CEO Tom Walzer in the purchase from Benford Capital Partners.
Courtesy of Sprecher Brewing Co.
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Sprecher Brewing Expands into Energy Drinks with Juvee Acquisition

Jan. 18, 2024
Juvee is an energy drink brand that was founded in 2022 by 100 Thieves, which sold the brand to the Milwaukee-area craft brewer.