Brynwood Partners VIII's Acquisition of ARZTA North America's Take-and-Bake Pizza Business

Winston & Strawn LLP represented Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. (Brynwood VIII) in the acquisition of ARYZTA North America's take-and-bake pizza business, by its newly formed portfolio company, Great Kitchens Food Company Inc. (Great Kitchens or the Company). The purchase includes Arytza's Chicago-area, 165,000-square-foot pizza crust manufacturing facility and 155,000-square-foot topping plant. Great Kitchens is the market leader in private label take-and-bake pizza. Brynwood Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm makes control investments in North American-based lower middle-market companies. The firm targets non-core brands or companies operating exclusively in the consumer sector.