Healthy Living, Food & Beverage

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Baird’s Healthy Living, Food & Beverage practice provides a unique combination of industry expertise and senior leadership. We have extensive experience and insight into the healthy living and food & beverage market and a reputation for executing efficient processes. Our strong focus on the middle market enables our team to provide the best possible outcome and partnership for your company.

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Over a Decade of Leadership in the Consumer Sector

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Healthy Living

Vitamins, minerals & supplements
“Better-for-you” food & beverage
Foundational health
Herbs & botanicals

Food & Beverage

Branded
Private label
Contract manufacturing
Distribution
Foodservice
Ingredients
Vitamins, minerals & supplements

Recent Transactions

Frostkrone Completes Refinancing

Black Rock Coffee Bar Completes $338.2 Million Initial Public Offering

Greenfood Is Acquired by Fidelio

Hearthside Prepared Foods Manufacturing Assets Sale to CCM

Corvara Investments, S.L. (GED Capital) and Grupo Empresarial Hervaz, S.L.

Procubitos Announces Sale to Magnum

Dutch Bros Completes $300 Million Follow-On Offering

Instacart Completes $660 Million Initial Public Offering

Mr Greens Is Acquired by Sterling Investment Partners

Freshpet Completes $402.5 Million Convertible Notes Offering

HighPost Invests In Magic Spoon

Freshpet Completes $350 Million Follow-On Offering

Advent Acquires Stake in Imperial Dade

good2grow Sold to Wind Point

Parts Town Recapitalizes in Partnership with LGP

Fontaine Santé Foods Partners with Arbor Investments

Dutch Bros Completes $557 Million IPO

Rejuvenate Sold to Spectrum Brands

Nulo Receives Growth Investment From Apex

Custom Made Meals Is Acquired By Stellex

Diversey Completes $692 Million IPO

Freshpet Completes $345 Million Follow-On Offering

PSP Is Acquired by Franchise Group

Hovis Is Acquired by Endless

Ellison Bakery Is Acquired by Tilia

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            Wendy Nicholson
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            Dan Oxenham
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            John Bastian
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Robert Foster Managing Director

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Boris Partin Managing Director

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