Private Equity Firm

PE firm expands footprint in frozen breakfast space with acquisition of leading US waffle and pancake producer

06-Apr-2021 By Gill Hyslop

Brynwood Partners – which currently manages more than $1 billion of private equity capital for its limited partners – has added De Wafelbakkers to its growing portfolio of North American lower middle market companies.

Embattled Aryzta’s $850m divestiture of North American bakery unit validates strategy to ‘remain independent’

22-Mar-2021 By Gill Hyslop

New York-based private investment major Lindsay Goldberg has agreed to buy Aryzta North America (ANA) from parent company Aryzta AG.

LISTEN: Boulder Food Group dishes on snack brands worth funding

21-Oct-2019 By Kristine Sherred

From better-for-you to permissible indulgence, snack SKUs have ballooned in recent years. The Colorado investment firm tells BakeryandSnacks what makes a brand worthy of investment.

TreeHouse snacks division renamed Flagstone Foods

08-Aug-2019 By Kristine Sherred

New owner Atlas Holdings has rebranded the private label maker's snack arm in a long-game effort to build a ‘standalone company and category leader.'

Power move: Tyson Foods divests pizza crust business to focus on protein

13-Aug-2018 By Gill Hyslop

Tyson Foods has agreed to sell TNT Crust for an undisclosed amount to an affiliate of private equity firm Peak Rock Capital.

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Tyrrells founder William Chase returns to snacking with popcorn brand

04-Apr-2016 By Vince Bamford

Tyrrells Crisps founder William Chase – who sold the business in 2008 – has returned to the snacks industry with his own popcorn brand.

Plasticum acquired by private equity firm

26-Sep-2012

Plasticum has been acquired by a private equity firm with the aim of strong international expansion.

Linpac restructures debt and product names

22-Oct-2009 By Rory Harrington

Day-to-day operations of UK-based packaging giant Linpac will not be affected by the decision of a private equity firm to sell its stake in a debt-restructuring deal, FoodProductionDaily.com understands.

Texas Pacific mulls Smurfit counter bid

11-Jul-2002

The latest twist in the on-going sale of Irish packaging company
Jefferson Smurfit is that private equity firm Texas Pacific has
confirmed that it is considering a counter bid for the group -
according to a report in the Independent.