Private-equity firm Monogram Capital Partners announced it will reacquire the majority stake in Western Smokehouse Partners from AUA Private Equity Partners, to whom Monogram had sold the interest in April 2023.
Western Smokehouse is a 40-year-old co-manufacturer of better-for-you meat sticks, whose EBITDA grew nearly 5x and whose roster of facilities tripled between 2018 and 2023, when Monogram Capital was first invested in the company. Monogram Capital retained a minority stake in Western after selling the majority stake to AUA.
Since that transaction, Western has grown to five facilities, and is expected to open two more facilities by the end of 2025, including a brand new plant in Mexico, Mo. — a co-investment with business partner Chomps. Western has developed a partnership with the Archer brand as well, the release noted.
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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.