Graham Turns Up the Heat with Latest Add-On
March 6th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA
Portfolio Company Woodland Gourmet Acquires Sevillo Fine Foods
Graham Partners (“Graham”), a private investment firm targeting advanced manufacturing companies, is pleased to announce that one of its portfolio companies, Woodland Gourmet (“Woodland”), a provider of authentic culinary solutions, has acquired Sevillo Fine Foods (“Sevillo”), an artisan producer of quality, chef-inspired specialty ingredients. Sevillo follows the acquisition of Idan Foods, which was completed in April 2024, and expands Woodland’s product portfolio and value-add capabilities.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Sevillo provides innovative, flavor-forward culinary ingredients, including fire grilled vegetables, slow roasted tomatoes, and pickled vegetables, that bring recipes to life. Primarily serving the foodservice, retail, and industrial channels, Sevillo offers significant commercial and cross-selling opportunities for Woodland, particularly within the strategic foodservice distribution channel. Sevillo’s reputation as a go-to foodservice supplier is driven by a strong culture of innovation and culinary experience, which Graham believes complements Woodland’s robust R&D infrastructure well.
Graham’s original investment thesis for Woodland was premised on consumer preferences for global flavors, plant-based / better-for-you foods, and step-saving ingredients, and Graham believes Sevillo aligns with these same trends. Sevillo offers ingredients that elevate and enhance meals, in addition to reducing preparation time for back-of-house foodservice operators and consumers alike. Furthermore, as foodservice chains increasingly expand menu items and launch limited-time offerings, Sevillo collaborates with customers to create custom vegetable products and flavors. Andrew Snyder, Managing Principal at Graham Partners, said “We view Sevillo as highly complementary to the Woodland platform and believe it will strengthen and scale the company’s offerings.” Kedar Shirole, Vice President at Graham Partners, added “We look forward to leveraging Graham’s experience to integrate the businesses and further establish the company as a custom culinary solutions partner of scale.”
Graham Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in technology-driven companies that are spurring innovation in advanced manufacturing, resulting in product substitutions, raw materials conversions, and disruptions to traditional end markets. Graham Partners can offer control or minority capital solutions and typically targets companies with EBITDA up to $50 million. Since the firm’s founding in 1988 by Steven Graham, Graham Partners has closed over 160 acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and divestitures. The committed capital raised since inception through the Graham Partners funds together with Graham-led co-investments totals approximately $6.4 billion as of December 31, 2024, which differs from Graham’s Regulatory Assets Under Management of approximately $4.0 billion as of December 31, 2024. Investors include high-net-worth individuals, college and university endowments, foundations, pension plans, insurance companies, funds-of-funds, and other institutional investors. Based in suburban Philadelphia, the firm has access to extensive operating resources and industrial expertise and is a member of The Graham Group, an alliance of independent operating businesses, investment firms and philanthropic entities, which all share in the common legacy of entrepreneur Donald Graham.
Since its foundation in 1989, Woodland Gourmet, formerly Woodland Foods, has been a trusted source of culinary inspiration, deeply rooted in global flavor knowledge and exploration of specialty and dry ingredients. With a passion for innovation, partnership with customers to craft custom solutions, responsible ingredient sourcing, and operational excellence, Woodland Gourmet cultivates lasting partnerships through collaborative efforts that cater to the diverse needs of their foodservice, industrial, and retail customers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Snyder (asnyder@grahampartners.net)
Kedar Shirole (kshirole@grahampartners.net)
Christina Morin (cmorin@grahampartners.net)
Tel: (610) 408-0500
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