U.S. Waffle Company

U.S. Waffle Company is a premier contract manufacturing solutions partner for popular frozen breakfast items, including waffles, pancakes and breakfast sandwiches. The company’s focus on specialty, hard-to-manufacture frozen breakfast items that address better-for-you and natural ingredient trends support its strategic vision to be the highest quality and most efficient producer of specialty pancakes and waffles in the industry. U.S. Waffle’s position as a competitively differentiated innovator of specialty breakfast foods has created consistent, entrenched relationships with leading branded and private-label customers. Over the past several years, the company has successfully accelerated its organic growth while making strategic investments in facilities and infrastructure to further strengthen its capabilities and competitive positioning.

has been acquired by

a portfolio company of

Consumer Packaged Foods

Situation

BlackArch was retained by U.S. Waffle to serve as the company’s exclusive financial advisor.

BlackArch’s Customized Solution

BlackArch leveraged its industry experience and process management expertise to drive an expedited process and achieve a superior outcome for management and the shareholders. The transaction furthers BlackArch’s position as an advisor-of-choice for leading food & beverage companies and is representative of the firm’s focus on providing unique M&A advisory services to market-leading growth businesses.

Outcome

U.S. Waffle Company was acquired by Cérélia Group Holding SAS. The company’s management team will continue to lead the business segment and remain an integral part of the shareholder group during U.S. Waffle’s next phase of growth.

Industries:

Consumer Products & Services, Food & Beverage

Location:

Greenville, SC

Transaction type:

Sellside Advisory