Commercial Bakeries Corp., a Toronto-based producer of private label cookies, acquired Imagine Baking Inc., a manufacturer of specialty/premium and better-for-you crackers, cookies, biscuits, and brittle, with focus on the gluten-free and organic spaces.
Imagine Baking is headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio, where it operates a 114,000-sq.-ft. facility that includes segregated manufacturing lines, multiple packaging capabilities and a sizable R&D laboratory -- which should create opportunities for both businesses.
This is the first acquisition for Commercial Bakeries since Graham Partners, a private investment firm, bought Commercial Bakeries in September 2023.
“Imagine Baking provides an opportunity for the combined company to expand its capabilities and capitalize on the growing trend towards private label baked snacks in the North American cookie and cracker market,” a news announcement said.
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