Patriot Pickle has acquired Cosmo’s Food Products, a West Haven, Conn.-based manufacturer of pepper products and antipasto specialties, according to a release from the company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Patriot, which processes and distributes fresh pickles for foodservice and retail customers, believes the integration of Cosmo’s business will support the company’s next stage of growth.
Cosmo’s was founded in 1944 by the Laudano family, and it supplies grocers, restaurants and foodservice distributors with peppers, garlic, olives, mushrooms, artichokes and other marinated vegetables — under the Cosmo’s brand and through co-packing.
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Andy Hanacek
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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.