List of 37 PE Backed Food Companies in Illinois

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
TreeHouse Foods PE Backed Investindustrial 2025-11-10 $2.9B Oak Brook, Illinois, United States website	Food	3,354	21	14	7
Hometown Food PE Backed Brynwood Partners 2018-07-09 $375M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	5	5	-
Sweetmore Bakeries PE Backed Shore Capital Partners Monroe Capital 2019-09-01 Park Ridge, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	3	3	-
KeHE PE Backed TowerBrook Capital Partners 2019-05-17 Naperville, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	4	3	1
Woodland Gourmet PE Backed Graham Partners Barings Private Equity 2021-12-01 Waukegan, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	3	3	-
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery PE Backed Kohlberg & Company Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (E2P) 2018-06-01 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Benestar Brands PE Backed Antares Capital NMP Capital Highlander Partners 2019-08-05 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	2	2	-
Kronos Foods PE Backed Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (E2P) 2020-02-12 Glendale Heights, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	3	2	1
Tall Tree Foods PE Backed Altamont Capital Partners 2013-07-01 Chicago, Illinois, United States	Food	-	3	2	1
West Madison Foods PE Backed Brynwood Partners 2023-07-20 Chicago, Illinois, United States	Food	-	2	2	-
Food Evolution PE Backed Akoya Capital Partners, LLC Balance Point Capital Partners LP Plexus Capital 2014-09-29 Schiller Park, Illinois, United States	Food	-	1	1	-
Great Kitchens PE Backed Brynwood Partners 2020-12-07 Romeoville, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Western Smokehouse Partners PE Backed Monogram Capital Partners 2025-07-09 Galesburg, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	1	1	-
Best Harvest Bakeries PE Backed Advantage Capital Partners 2016-01-01 Woodridge, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Branding Iron PE Backed Kingswood Capital Management Platinum Equity 2024-11-14 Sauget, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-
Baily International Foods PE Backed Keystone Capital 2023-10-01 Granite City, Illinois, United States website	Food	-	-	-	-

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