De Waffelbakkers - now under new ownership
US-based pancake, waffle and French toast manufacturer De Wafelbakkers has been acquired by local private-equity firm Brynwood Partners for an undisclosed sum.
The investor has bought the business from current owner The Oklahoma Publishing Company, a subsidiary of the Anschutz Corporation.
Based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, De Wafelbakkers is a manufacturer of branded, co-manufactured and private-label frozen products which are sold into both the mass retail and foodservice channels.
It operates a 100,000 sq ft production facility in North Little Rock and also manufactures products from its 98,000 sq ft facility in McDonough, Georgia. It employs around 650 people across its two plants and headquarters.