French non-public fairness agency PAI Companions agreed to purchase Alphia Inc., a customized producer of superpremium pet meals primarily based in the USA, from its proprietor J.H. Whitney Capital Companions, Reuters’ Abigail Summerville reported. She cited unnamed folks conversant in the pet meals trade enterprise transaction who mentioned Alphia was valued at roughly US$1 billion, together with debt, within the deal. PAI Companions is a personal fairness agency primarily based in Paris. Alphia is PAI Companions’ second main acquisition within the U.S. The French non-public fairness agency acquired Tropicana from PepsiCo in 2021.
J. H. Whitney Capital Companions (JHW) had owned C.J. Meals since 2014 and purchased Lortscher’s Animal Vitamin (now LANI) in 2018.
Alphia works with pet meals manufacturers as a co-manufacturer and retailers trying to develop, revise or increase their pet meals manufacturers, in accordance to Petfood Trade’s High Pet Meals Firms database. Alphia can produce dry canine and cat meals, canine treats, canned canine and cat meals and pet hen meals. It has the capability to fabricate greater than 1 billion kilos of pet meals and treats yearly. The corporate additionally consists of subsidiaries LANI (previously Lortscher’s Animal Vitamin) and Veracity Logistics. Alphia resulted from the 2020 merger of C.J. Meals and American Vitamin. The mixed firm employs roughly 1,120 folks. Alphia makes a portfolio of pet meals and treats. The corporate has a nationwide footprint of 10 areas throughout 6 states. The corporate manufactures multiple billion kilos of dry, canned and baked pet meals and treats yearly.
Alphia knowledge for 2022
Annual Income
US$875,000,000.00
Whole Services
10
Manufacturing Vegetation
7
Staff
1120
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