Sun Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Fresh Origins ( or the " Company " ) , a food market - lead grower and shipper of Microgreens and Edible Flowers for solid food service and retail customers across the United States . term of the private transaction were not disclosed .
Founded in 1996 , Fresh Origins pioneered the Microgreens family and is known for have the broad ware variety , exceptional quality and consistency , and the most rigorous food prophylactic standards in the industry . The Company offers over 600 varieties of Microgreens , Petite ® Greens , Edible Flowers , Shoots , petite Veggies ™ , and other Specialty token , answer over 350 nutrient serve distributor , restaurants , and retailers across the United States . Fresh Origins ' San Marcos , California headquarters is ideal for natural sunlight growing with average annual temperatures between 50 and 85 degree Fahrenheit and over 250 days of sun . The Company ’s operations have over 2.4 million hearty understructure of grow capacity across more than 45 greenhouses on 123 total acres .
Microgreens and Edible Flowers are small , edible reading of vegetable , herbs , and flowers that are harvested 1 - 2 weeks into the growing cycle per second . come to transport is typically 10 to 14 days . Microgreens and Edible Flowers are utilize by chef and consumer to elevate the optic appearance of fain dishes while also enhancing the smell profile and materially amend nutritionary compactness .
" We are worked up about the opportunity to work closely with Fresh Origins ' CEO , Norma St. Amant , to continue to grow and enhance the business organization , " articulate Marc Leder , Co - CEO of Sun Capital . " Norma and Company direction have build a great organization , and we look forward to keep going the Company with our useable imagination and extensive nutrient industry expertness to assist Fresh Origins expound its leadership position in the turn Microgreens and Edible Flowers market . "
" We are pleased to welcome Sun Capital as our new partner to help us capitalize on growth opportunities in our rapidly expanding market , " said St. Amant . " Sun ’s experience , manufacture expertness , and resource will allow us to enhance our brand and keep to fulfill our commitment to deliver eminent - caliber products , marketplace - leading invention , and earth - class service to our valued customers . "
" Fresh Origins is a go strong point garden truck business enterprise in a rapidly growing , highly disconnected industry with tangible growth and performance improvement opportunity , " said Jonathan Jackson , head teacher at Sun Capital . " We are excited to partner with Norma and the Fresh Origins leadership squad to accelerate increment through continued solid food help insight and retail adoption , as well as capitalize on execution advance opportunity , including facility mechanization and scheme implementation . "
Sun Capital has extensive experience partnering with industry - leading solid food byplay through current and prior investing , let in Creekstone Farms Premium Beef , Del Monte Canada , Elan Nutrition , Fearman ’s Pork , Harry ’s Fresh Foods , Fresh - Pak , Northland Cranberries , Sunrise Growers - Frozsun Foods , and Timothy ’s Coffees of the World . Fresh Origins was advised on the dealings by Houlihan Lokey ( advisory ) , FORVIS ( financial ) , and Sidley Austin ( legal ) . Sun Capital was advised on the transaction by EY ( financial ) , EY - Parthenon ( commercial ) , and Kirkland & Ellis ( legal ) .
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