George K. Baum Advisors holds a national reputation as a leading provider of investment banking services to companies participating in many facets of the food industry. Among our clients are companies that produce convenience foods, frozen specialties, ingredients and specialty beverages, as well as providers of beef, pork and poultry. We have assisted equipment companies serving food production, packaging and food service sectors and have advised clients providing specialized services in food and agriculture.

  • We advised Advance Food Company, Inc., a leading national manufacturer of value-added, center-of-the-plate meat products for the foodservice industry, in the acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s (NYSE:SFD) Quik-to-Fix product lines which comprised value-added, fully-cooked and ready-to-cook beef, pork and poultry products under the Quik-to-Fix®, Chomps™, HealthFULLS, Philly Freedom™ and Gorges® brand names.

  • We served as exclusive financial advisor to the Steak-umm Company LLC, a portfolio company of Main Street Capital Holdings, in connection with its sale to Wynnchurch Capital and Circle Peak Capital. Steak-umm is a branded retail specialty foods company that is the category leader in frozen thinly-sliced sandwich steaks.

  • We served as exclusive financial advisor to privately-held Nor-lake, Incorporated in connection with its sale to Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI). Nor-Lake is a leading foodservice equipment company and manufactures walk-in refrigeration units sold primarily to quick service restaurant chains.

  • We served as co-advisor to Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), the largest U.S. hog producer and leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats, in the acquisition of the assets of Farmland Foods, Inc.

  • We served as a co-advisor to CTB International Corporation (NASDAQ:CTBC), a worldwide leader in the manufacture of equipment for the poultry and egg production, pork and grain industries, in its sale to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRKa, BRKb), a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities.

  • We advised ContiGroup Companies, Inc. on the divestiture of its Animal Nutrition Division, one of the ten largest commercial feed manufacturers in the United States, to Ridley Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of scientifically formulated animal feeds and animal health products that improve the productivity of livestock herds and poultry flocks.

For additional information regarding our expertise within the Food and Related Industries sector, please contact Geoff Parker.