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Encyclopedia > Fairmount Food Group

Fairmount Food Group, LLC[1] is a company in food industry established in 2003 by Bing Graffunder (CEO) and Sam Hillin (CFO) with initial $200 mln. in equity financing from GTCR Golder Rauner. The purpose of the company is to acquire growth companies in the industry.[2] It is headquartere in Dallas, Texas, USA. The food industry is the complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population. ... At the start of a business, owners put some funding into the business to finance assets. ... GTCR Golder Rauner ([1]) The company is a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $6 billion in capital with a focus on investments in the business-to-business services/outsourcing, information technology services, healthcare services, education/training, transaction processing, marketing services, and distribution/logistics sectors. ... For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...


As of 2007, the portfolio of companies (all of them being specialty and deli-style cheese companies) which continue to operate under their own identities includes:[3] 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ...

  • DCI Cheese Company (acquired April 2005),
  • Green Bay Cheese Company (acq. February 2006),
  • G&G Foods (acq. June 2006),
  • Swissrose Interational (acq. August 2006[4])
  • Advantage Foods (Advantage International Foods Corporation, acquired from ConAgra, Omaha, Nebraska in September 2007[5]).

Other acquisitions include Carter/Meister LLC[5] (a supplier for DCI Cheese[6]). These acquisitions have made Fairmount Food Group one of the largest importers and marketers of specialty and deli-style cheese in the United States.[7] ConAgra Foods, Inc. ... Omaha redirects here. ...


References

  1. ^ FFG home page
  2. ^ "GTCR Provides $200 Million Equity Commitment to Start Fairmount Food Group, LLC", Business Wire, May 8, 2003
  3. ^ FFG portfolio
  4. ^ http://www.fairmountfood.com/news/news-swiss-rose.pdf
  5. ^ a b News - Advantage International Foods Corporation
  6. ^ DCI Cheese Company | Our Story
  7. ^ "Industry News", Gourmet Retailer Magazine, December 01, 2007
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