Premium Brands Completes Acquisition of Stampede Culinary Partners
Canadian specialty foods company Premium Brands Holdings Corp. has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bridgeview, Ill.-based Stampede Culinary Partners, according to releases posted by Premium Brands and Wynnchurch Capital, the seller of the business. Premium Brands acquired Stampede for $688 million (U.S.).
The deal was first announced in early December 2025, at which time, George Paleologou, president and CEO of Premium Brands, said acquiring Stampede would help his company strengthen its presence in the U.S. foodservice marketplace and give it additional production capacity as well.
“Over the past couple of years, we have made significant investments in production capacity to support the growth of our market-leading branded and customized cooked protein initiatives in the U.S.,” he said at the time.
Stampede brings nearly 530,000 sq. ft. of production and innovation facilities across Illinois, New Mexico, Georgia and Ontario, which annually produce, store, and distribute 300 million pounds of retail and menu products including chicken, beef, turkey, pork, vegetables, prepared meals and alternative proteins.
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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.