August 25, 2015

Chicago-based private equity firm, Arbor Investments, has added to its baking platform, and has created a more comprehensive product lineup with the acquisition of Hudson Baking Company LLC.

Arbor is a specialized private equity firm that focuses solely on acquiring food and beverage companies and related businesses. To date the firm has made investments in over 43 food and beverage companies in North America.

Founded in 2001, Wisconsin-based Hudson Baking Co. supplies brownies, marshmallow crispy dessert bars, cookies, and other baked goods to the co-manufacturing, convenience store, grocer retail, and foodservice sectors.

Hudson will join Arbor’s baking platform, Le Petit Pain Holdings, which includes Minneapolis-based New French Bakery Inc. and Wisconsin-based Best Maid Cookie Company Inc. New French is a commercial bakery that produces premium branded and private label ‘take and bake’ and fresh artisan breads, and Best Maid manufacturers branded and private label fully baked and frozen gourmet cookies.

We are excited about adding Hudson to our Le Petit Pain platform,” said Arbor Vice President, Brody Lynn. “This acquisition will enable us to continue to execute on our growth strategy by capitalizing on the tremendous opportunities we see in the baking industry.”