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Investment Firm Seeks Food Acquisitions for New Global Flavors Group Platform

Sept. 30, 2024

Kaho Partners has developed a platform to acquire and scale food processors focused on authentic international cuisine.

Investment firm Kaho Partners LLC announced it has formed a platform to acquire and scale high-quality food manufacturers focused on authentic international cuisine, and named it Global Flavors Group.

Global Flavors Group is actively searching for acquisitions in the food manufacturing space that produce Hispanic, Asian, Indian and Mediterranean foods, are headquartered in the U.S. and have less than $10 million of profit. Kaho says the mission of Global Flavors Group is to bring authentic global flavors to American plates, and points to its recent success story in Kenny’s Great Pies as a good example of its experience in the food manufacturing space.

Kaho acquired Kenny’s in 2020 from its founder, invested significantly in capacity and automation, tripled revenue and quadrupled EBITDA — and sold it to Dessert Holdings (a Bain Capital portfolio company) earlier this year.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.