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Marisa Vavruska and Andrew King join Tilia as Vice Presidents. CHICAGO, IL – June 16, 2023  |  Tilia Holdings, LLC (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investing in the evolving midstream segment of the global food supply chain, announced today that Marisa Vavruska and Andrew King have joined the firm as Vice Presidents.  …

Will Busch III joined as Managing Director of Organizational Strategy & Transformation; Rob Celin and JD Elder promoted to Managing Directors. CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 20, 2023  |  Tilia Holdings, LLC (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investing in the evolving midstream segment of the global food supply chain, announced today that Will …

CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 2, 2022  |  Tilia Holdings, LLC (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investing in the evolving “farm-to-fork” segment of the global food supply chain, announced today that it has sold its portfolio company Universal Pure Holdings, LLC (“Universal Pure” or the “Company”) to Aurora Capital Partners (“Aurora”) on October …

Acquisition expands a national platform of outsourced HPP and cold chain solutions located across 7 geographic regions within a truck-day of all major food production hubs. LINCOLN, NE & DELPHOS, OH – June 2, 2022  Universal Pure Holdings, LLC (“Universal Pure”), the largest independent provider of high pressure processing (“HPP”) and cold chain solutions for …

Investment and merger with Wheat Montana creates leading premium bakery in Western U.S. CHICAGO, IL – November 9, 2021 | Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the food and nutrition supply chain, is pleased to announce its investment in Stone Ground Bakery (“Stone Ground”), a premium artisanal bakery in the Rocky Mountain …

Investment to increase market adoption, expand geographic reach, and broaden service offerings ARLINGTON, TEXAS, NEW YORK, CHICAGO – July 26, 2021 – FlexXray, the nation’s largest provider of x-ray inspection and recovery services for food companies, has announced a significant growth investment from Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor and Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a …

Investment and merger with Certified Group creates a leading, national testing platform NEW YORK, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, today announced an investment in Food Safety Net Services (“FSNS”), a leading provider of laboratory testing services for customers in the food & beverage end-markets. The company serves a broad range of …

CHICAGO, IL – MAY 7, 2021  |  Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the food and nutrition supply chain, completed its investment in Wheat Parent, Inc. (“Wheat Montana” or the “Company”) from River Associates on April 30, 2021.  Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Three Forks, Montana, the Company develops …

NutriScience Innovations supplies premium proprietary ingredients to the world’s largest nutraceutical, dietary supplement and food & beverage companies. CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 30, 2021  |  Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the food and nutrition supply chain, completed its investment in NutriScience Innovations, LLC (“NutriScience” or the “Company”) from Lakeview …

CHICAGO, IL – October 23, 2020  |  Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on business-to-business services for the food supply chain, is thrilled to announce that Jim Miller, previously President at Mérieux NutriSciences North America, has joined the team as an Operating Partner.  With nearly 30 years of experience as a food …

CHICAGO, IL – October 23, 2020  |  Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on business-to-business services for the food supply chain, is delighted to announce that Kathleen Quinn, former CFO of Ornua North America, has joined the team as an Operating Partner.  Kathleen Quinn has more than two decades of experience as …

CHICAGO, IL – August 14, 2020  |  Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on business-to-business services for the food supply chain, completed its investment in Ellison Bakery, LLC (“Ellison” or the “Company”) on August 6, 2020. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Ellison is a premier bakery solutions provider for the retail, food …

Tilia invests in one of Central Midwest’s leading cold storage and ambient food warehousing providers CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 6, 2019 | Tilia Holdings is pleased to announce the acquisition of Trilogy Warehouse Partners and its warehousing affiliates (“Trilogy”) as of December 6, 2019. The transaction will provide new growth opportunities for Trilogy through the …

Universal Pure Holdings LLC (“Universal Pure”), a Tilia Holdings company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Stay Fresh Foods LLC (“Stay Fresh”) as of July 1, 2019.

Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on business services for the food supply chain, completed its investment in Proven Partners Group, LLC (“PPG” or the “Company”) on February 22, 2019. Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, PPG is a leading contract manufacturer and packager of dried and powdered foods.

Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the food supply chain, completed its investment in Universal Pure Holdings, LLC (“Universal Pure” or the “Company”) on November 21, 2018.

CHICAGO, IL –Tilia Holdings LLC announces its recent acquisition of Refrig-It, Inc. (Kearny, NJ), a leading provider of outsourced cold chain warehousing and supply chain services for imported nuts, dried fruits, ancient grains, and other low moisture foods.  The investment is the firm’s first since its inception in July 2017. Refrig-It will continue to operate …