Briefs on acquisitions involving tortilla makers, other food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers and equipment companies. Each brief names the buyer, the business or site acquired and the details disclosed. 4 stories, newest first.
Apex Capital portfolio company Juanita’s Foods acquired a ~120,000-sq-ft plant at 13100 Arctic Circle in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., as its primary manufacturing site, consolidating Mexican-style soups, stews, and sauces from its longtime Wilmington plant. Not a tortilla line — SoCal Mexican-food / hominy-adjacent capacity.
San Antonio–based C.H. Guenther acquired North Carolina–based House-Autry Mills, a dry-mix, coatings, and flavorings maker for foodservice, retail, and private label. The deal is CHG’s third major add after Fresca and Mejicano and deepens its flavor-solutions reach adjacent to tortilla customers.
San Antonio–based C.H. Guenther & Son acquired Montreal-area flour tortilla producer Les Aliments Mejicano Inc. The deal adds Anjou and St. Hubert capacity and about 80 employees. Terms were not disclosed.
The Middleby Corporation acquired JC Ford of Columbia, Tenn., on Nov. 1, 2024. The tortilla and chip equipment maker reported about $70 million in annual revenue and operates a 132,000-square-foot Nashville-area plant opened in 2021.