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Swander Pace Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in consumer products companies, has acquired the J.R. Watkins Personal Care & Household brand and assets from Watkins, Inc. With 150 years of authentic apothecary heritage, J.R. Watkins offers a broad range of natural personal and home care products sold to leading retailers nationwide. more >
Swander Pace Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in consumer products companies, has sold Kicking Horse Coffee, Ltd., the #1 organic and fair trade coffee roaster in Canada, to Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. in a transaction valuing the company at C$215 million. The firm partnered with Co-Founder Elana Rosenfeld in 2012 and made the investment through its Branch Brook Holdings partnership with Jefferson Capital Partners and United Natural Foods, Inc... more >
Swander Pace Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in investments in consumer products companies, completed its investment in New Jersey-based Reliance Holdings Inc. and its PlantFusion brand. PlantFusion represents one of the leading plant-based protein brands in the natural channel, and Reliance remains a differentiated formulator and manufacturer of powdered vitamin and mineral supplement (VMS) products... more >
Alden’s Organic Ice Cream is rolling out a brand new look, a new take on classic American flavors, and new novelty desserts at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA this week... more >
Swander Pace Capital is dedicated to investing in middle-market Swander Pace Capital is dedicated to investing in middle-market consumer products companies with revenues up to $300 million. We target consumer products companies with revenues up to $300 million. We target manufacturers, marketers, and service providers across a broad range of consumer industries... more >
Prior to joining Branch Brook, Boardman served as President of Applegate Farms and held senior roles with Whole Foods Market and Ocean Spray Cranberries. Boardman brings a wealth of experience with natural and organic food companies and understands the requirements to successfully manage rapid sales growth while preserving a company's existing culture... more >