Kainos Capital

Kainos Capital is a middle market private equity firm that specializes in control investments within the North American food and consumer sector. Established by Andrew Rosen, Robert Sperry, and Sarah Ashmore Bradley, the firm leverages over 20 years of combined experience in the industry to support manufacturers and marketers in accelerating growth and enhancing financial performance. With a proven track record of investing more than $2 billion in equity across over 70 transactions, Kainos Capital aims to build a diversified portfolio of strategically relevant businesses that are attractive to potential buyers. The team comprises professionals with diverse expertise in marketing, operations, merchandising, consulting, research, and finance, all committed to unlocking the growth potential of their partner companies.

Claire Bissot

Director

Alexandra Bouthillette

Associate

Mike de Graauw

Director

Kim Homa

Director

John Hudgens

Senior Associate

William Jaudes

VP

Adam King

Associate

Steven Koch

VP

Mike Perloski

Associate

Catherine Anne Prideaux

Senior Associate

Andrew Rosen

Managing Partner

Rob Ruegger

MD

Patrick Samila

Associate

Jacob Spitz

Associate

Alex Stanek

Senior Associate

Brooks Thomas

Associate

Christina Wang

Senior Associate

19 past transactions

Culinarte Marketing Group, LLC

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Culinarte Marketing Group, LLC, doing business as Bonewerks Culinarte, produces and markets sauces. The company’s products include refrigerated pizza berry fruit purees, tropical fruit purees, melon purees, dessert toppings, and nut and sweet spreads. Culinarte Marketing Group, LLC was founded in 1998 and is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Bonewerks Culinarte

Acquisition in 2018
Founded in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1998, Bonewerks provides the highest-quality chef-inspired sauce products for center-of-the-plate entrées, including ranges of premium glace and demi-glace, as well as fully prepared, oven-seared sous vide entrées. Bonewerks glace and demi-glace products provide an intense neutral flavor foundation for chefs that can be used to prepare signature sauces or serve as is. The sous vide products include beef, pork, lamb, duckling, chicken and veal center-of-the-plate entrées that are oven-seared braised, fully cooked, delivered frozen, and easily reheated. The sous vide method of preparation maximizes the tenderness and flavor profile of the meat. By outsourcing sous vide preparation, chefs can eliminate labor, as well as the time consuming food safety paperwork required to cook sous vide in house. Bonewerks products enable chefs to prepare high-quality dishes for large groups and are used by discerning chefs in a variety of settings, including white table cloth restaurants, catered events, sporting venues and hotels.

Trilliant Food & Nutrition

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Trilliant Food & Nutrition produces coffee. The company offers basic and specialty coffees, cappuccino, light roasted and dark roasted coffees, flavored coffees, decaf coffees, and smoothie mixes, as well as flavored syrups and sauces. It sells its products online; through its convenience stores; through its retail stores and cafes in Madison, Wisconsin; and through distributor representatives, foodservice businesses, grocery and club businesses, office and vending distributors, and private label channels. The company was formerly known as Victor Allen's Coffee. Trilliant Food & Nutrition was founded in 1979 and is based in Little Chute, Wisconsin.

Beauty Biosciences LLC

Private Placement in 2019
Beauty Biosciences LLC develops skin care products. The company offers serum, night and day cream, face cleanser, moisturizer, eye cream, eye patches, age reversal cream, face oil, neck contouring treatment creams, lip serum, lip mask, and skin pads. It also manufactures microneedling regeneration tools, including rollers, attachment head, massager, and stands under the brand GloPRO. In addition, the company also offers a storage bag. It offers its products through an online portal. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Interhealth Food

Acquisition in 2014
InterHealth Nutraceuticals specializes in researching, developing, marketing and distributing proprietary branded nutraceutical ingredients. InterHealth ingredients are sold worldwide to manufacturers of dietary supplements and functional foods & beverages. The company's success is earmarked by high-quality ingredients, thorough research program, outstanding customer service and powerful co-branding marketing strategy. InterHealth has had a number of milestones along the way. Our first product, ChromeMate®, was introduced in 1987 and was just the start of our proven history. We’ve since grown into a global company, providing branded nutraceutical ingredients for some of the world’s most popular dietary supplements and food & beverage products. InterHealth continues to search for new value-added ingredients. If you would like to explore your options for high-quality ingredients for your supplemental products, please contact us at 707-751-2800. We work with our customers to create proprietary blends for their health supplements and would be happy to discuss your options.

Country Fresh

Acquisition in 2017
Country Fresh, LLC provides fresh-cut fruit, apple slices, vegetables, and snacking solutions. It offers its products in a variety of blends, sizes, and packaging options, including veggies, sliced apples, snack packs, and cut fruits. It offers its products to retail and foodservice outlets in the United States. Country Fresh, LLC was founded in 1999 and is based in Conroe, Texas. It has a processing facility in Houston, Texas.

Schuman Cheese, Inc.

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Schuman Cheese, Inc. processes, produces, distributes, and exports Italian and Italian-style cheeses. The company also imports and distributes cheese products. The company serves food service, food manufacturing, retail, and clubs customers in the United States and internationally. Schuman Cheese, Inc. was formerly known as Arthur Schuman Inc. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Fairfield, New Jersey. It has processing facilities in Fairfield, New Jersey; and Elgin, Illinois.

Nutrisystem

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Nutrisystem makes weight loss easier than ever! And with over 130 perfectly portioned entrees and snacks on the menu, youre sure to find all of your favorites.

Florida Food Products

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
Florida Food Products operates a multifunctional production facility and is involved in manufacturing of vegetable juice concentrates and derivatives used in a multitude of food applications from savory to beverages, sports nutrition and meats, and are marketed globally. The Company has offered a portfolio of healthy, natural, clean label solutions for over 60 years.

Muenster Milling

Acquisition in 2021
Muenster Milling Company is a manufacturer of quality animal feeds. They pack the foods with local, Non-GMO grains, gluten-free ingredients, & low carbohydrates to give the dog the best diet possible.

Country Fresh

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Country Fresh, LLC provides fresh-cut fruit, apple slices, vegetables, and snacking solutions. It offers its products in a variety of blends, sizes, and packaging options, including veggies, sliced apples, snack packs, and cut fruits. It offers its products to retail and foodservice outlets in the United States. Country Fresh, LLC was founded in 1999 and is based in Conroe, Texas. It has a processing facility in Houston, Texas.

Frequentz

Series B in 2014
Frequentz is a technology company that provides data warehousing, traceability, and information management solutions to help improve productivity, product quality, and profitability. Its solutions help target markets collect, store, and analyze serialized life histories of events and objects which bring insight to end-to-end supply chains and business processes. Frequentz product portfolio includes solutions for information repository and intelligence server, mobile, track and trace, serialization, verification, applications, and insights. The company is focused on vertical markets such as agriculture, pharmaceutical, retail, aerospace, chemical, electronics, maritime, and automotive. Frequentz was founded in 2008 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Kettle Cuisine

Private Equity Round in 2015
Kettle Cuisine is a manufacturer of small-batch, all-natural soups, sauces, and side dishes, serving the up-and-down-the-street foodservice, national restaurant chains, and retail channels.

Kettle Cuisine

Acquisition in 2015
Kettle Cuisine is a manufacturer of small-batch, all-natural soups, sauces, and side dishes, serving the up-and-down-the-street foodservice, national restaurant chains, and retail channels.

Good2Grow

Private Equity Round in 2018
good2grow LLC produces nutritional drinks for the children. Its product includes fruit juice, fruit and veggie blends, organic juice, and organic juicy water. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Good2Grow

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
good2grow LLC produces nutritional drinks for the children. Its product includes fruit juice, fruit and veggie blends, organic juice, and organic juicy water. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Kettle Cuisine

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Kettle Cuisine is a manufacturer of small-batch, all-natural soups, sauces, and side dishes, serving the up-and-down-the-street foodservice, national restaurant chains, and retail channels.