List of 44 North Carolina-based Food Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Snyder's-Lance, Inc. Acquired Campbell's 2017-12-18 $4.87B Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Food	1,656	11	9	2
TrustHouse Services Group, Inc. Acquired Elior SCA 2013-03-18 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	7	7	-
Elior North America Private Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Fresh Express, Inc. Acquired Chiquita 2005-06-28 $855M Charlotte,, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Loma Linda PE Backed AFT Holdings 2016-10-03 Nashville, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Imperial Frozen Foods Private Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Carolina Quality LLC Private Henderson, North Carolina, United States	Food	-	1	1	-
House of Raeford Farms, Inc. Private Rose Hill, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Maxwell Farms, LLC Private Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States	Food	-	1	1	-
Golding Farms Foods PE Backed Centre Partners Yukon Partners 2017-08-01 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Metrolina Greenhouses, Inc. Private Huntersville, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Flavor 1st Growers & Packers Private Mills River, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
16 bakery-cafes Acquired Panera Bread 2012-03-08 $48M North Carolina, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Dewey's Bakery PE Backed Salem Investment Partners 2014-07-01 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Stella D'oro Brand Private Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Food	-	-	-	-
Bad Daddy’s International LLC Acquired Good Times 2015-05-07 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-

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