WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Insignia Capital Group acquired Tillamook Country Smoker on June 1. Tillamook is a third-generation, family-owned provider of branded meat snacks based in Bay City, Ore. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Insignia also owns other convenience brands Truco Enterprises and Century Snacks.
Tillamook Country Smoker makes hardwood-smoked jerky, meat sticks and other meat-snack products for the convenience-store and grocery retail channels.
“Tillamook Country Smoker has an outstanding track record of growth and a selection of high-quality, clean-label products. We are very excited to welcome the company into our portfolio,” said David Lowe, CEO of Insignia. “This investment expands Insignia’s footprint in the food sector into the large and growing meat-snacks market. We plan to leverage our food investment experience and synergies with our other salty snack investments, Truco Enterprises and Century Snacks, to significantly accelerate growth."
Insignia Capital Group is a San Francisco Bay Area private-equity firm focused on lower-middle-market companies. The firm’s principals have experience building businesses across a range of industries including consumer, business services and healthcare.
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