Portfolio News07.16.2014 Playing to Pet Peeves How Phil Blizzard squeezes a profit out of anxiety-ridden animals. By Laura Baverman Phil Blizzard understands your apprehension. He felt it, too. “Most people’s initial response to ThunderShirt is very similar to my own initial response when I first heard the idea of using a snug wrap six years ago — ridiculous,” he says. “How […] Read Article Playing to Pet Peeves
Portfolio News07.09.2014 Quinoa Rides the ‘Superfoods’ Wave Once-Obscure Peruvian Seed ‘Is a Perfect Collision of Trends’ By Tony C. Dreibus, July 9, 2014 For most of the three decades that Ancient Harvest has been selling quinoa, business was relatively tame as it supplied boutique supermarkets and health-food stores. That changed abruptly about five years ago. Major retailers started seeking out the brand—and […] Read Article Quinoa Rides the ‘Superfoods’ Wave
Portfolio News06.09.2014 What do you do? Blake Waltrip, CEO of Ancient Harvest By Maggie Hennessy, 09-Jun-2014 In the latest iteration of FoodNavigator-USA’s What do you do interview series, we talk with the boss of organic ancient grain specialist Ancient Harvest about the challenges of long-distance (work) relationships, his move from banking to CPGs and what it takes for a product to hit it big.. Read the full […] Read Article What do you do? Blake Waltrip, CEO of Ancient Harvest
Fund News05.01.2014 J & J Snack Foods Acquires PHILLYSWIRL J & J Snack Foods Corp. (Nasdaq:JJSF) announced today that it has acquired the stock of Philly’s Famous Water Ice, Inc. (PHILLYSWIRL). PHILLYSWIRL, located in Tampa, FL, produces frozen novelty products sold to both retail and food service locations throughout the United States and to Canada. PhillySwirl’s distinctive product offerings ( www.phillyswirl.com ) include fun […] Read Article J & J Snack Foods Acquires PHILLYSWIRL
Fund News04.04.2014 Encore Consumer Capital Announces Sale of tarte to KOSÉ Corporation San Francisco, California, April 4, 2014–Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity firm that invests exclusively in leading consumer products companies, has completed the sale of its portfolio company, tarte™, Inc., a leading prestige beauty company, to KOSÉ Corporation, a Tokyo-based global cosmetics business with a primary focus on Asia. Kevin Murphy, managing director of Encore […] Read Article Encore Consumer Capital Announces Sale of tarte to KOSÉ Corporation
Fund News04.03.2014 The Encore Consumer Capital team gets a shout-out from megastar Kristen Bell Looks like we’ve made it! Read Article The Encore Consumer Capital team gets a shout-out from megastar Kristen Bell
Fund News01.15.2014 Encore Consumer Capital Announces Sale of Zuke’s to Nestlé Purina PetCare SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE) Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity firm that invests exclusively in leading consumer products companies, has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Zuke’s LLC, a leading marketer of premium dog and cat treats, to Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, the pet care division of Swiss-based Nestlé S.A. Scott Sellers, managing director of […] Read Article Encore Consumer Capital Announces Sale of Zuke’s to Nestlé Purina PetCare
Portfolio News10.31.2013 First Mussel Farm Earns BAP Certification Atlantic Aqua Farms — a fully integrated, rope-cultured mussel farming and processing company based in Prince Edward Island, Canada — is the world’s first mussel farm to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification since the completion of the BAP mussel farm standards in August, the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) announced in late October. All of […] Read Article First Mussel Farm Earns BAP Certification
Fund News08.16.2013 Encore Consumer Capital Announces Sale of Juice Tyme to Highlander Partners SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity firm that invests exclusively in leading consumer products companies, has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Juice Tyme, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of shelf-stable, bag-in-box juice and beverage concentrates for use in foodservice dispensing machines, to Highlander Partners, L.P. Scott Sellers, Managing Director of […] Read Article Encore Consumer Capital Announces Sale of Juice Tyme to Highlander Partners
Portfolio News07.30.2013 The 25 Most Innovative Consumer And Retail Brands (Forbes) Our objective in creating the CircleUp25 was to honor 25 companies that are starting to change the way we live our lives—companies that influence what we eat, what we wear, and what we use every day of our lives. They are companies that lead us to decide where and how we shop. They are […] Read Article The 25 Most Innovative Consumer And Retail Brands
