Forward Consumer Partners buys majority in Firehook Bakery
US private-equity firm Forward Consumer Partners has acquired a majority stake in local baker and cracker maker Firehook Bakery.
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US private-equity firm Forward Consumer Partners has acquired a majority stake in local baker and cracker maker Firehook Bakery.
Firehook Bakery, whose first artisanal bakery opened in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1992, has been acquired by Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm Forward Consumer Partners for an undisclosed sum.
Private-equity firm Forward Consumer Partners acquired artisan baker, Firehook Bakery, marking the first acquisition of the company’s $425m initial fund, the firm’s founder and managing partner, Matt Leeds, told FoodNavigator-USA.
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