Kainos Capital

Kainos Capital is a private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas, specializing in control investments within the North American food and consumer sectors. Established in 2012, the firm has built a robust portfolio by investing over $2 billion in more than 70 transactions, which collectively exceed $10 billion in total value. Kainos Capital focuses on collaborating with manufacturers and marketers to enhance growth and improve financial performance. The firm's approach emphasizes leveraging its extensive investment and operational experience to unlock the potential of its partner companies. With a diverse team skilled in marketing, operations, merchandising, consulting, research, and finance, Kainos Capital aims to create a portfolio of strategically relevant food and consumer businesses that appeal to potential acquirers in the market.

Gage Baumli

Associate

Julie Benoist

Director

Claire Bissot

Director

Jay Desai

Partner

Kevin Elliott

Partner

David Gassko

Principal

Daniel Hopkin

Partner

John Kibler

Associate

Dave Knickel

CFO

Steven Koch

Principal

Kale Kolbe

Associate

Cate Mason

Associate

Jeffrey Moredock Jr.

Principal

Jeffrey L. Moredock

Principal

Robin Olsson

Managing Director

Catherine Anne Prideaux

Vice President

Doug Reader

Senior Managing Director

Andrew Rosen

Founder and Managing Partner

Rob Ruegger

Managing Director

Bob Sperry

Partner

Robert Sperry

Partner

Brooks Thomas

Senior Associate

9 past transactions

Muenster Milling

Acquisition in 2021
Muenster Milling Company specializes in manufacturing high-quality animal feeds, particularly for dogs, cats, and horses. The company focuses on using local, non-GMO grains and gluten-free ingredients, ensuring that their products are low in carbohydrates. This commitment to quality allows Muenster Milling to provide pet food that promotes optimal nutrient absorption, helping pets achieve better health and performance.

Nutrisystem

Acquisition in 2020
Nutrisystem, Inc. is a provider of weight management products and services aimed at helping consumers achieve their weight loss goals. The company offers a comprehensive program that includes monthly food packages featuring a four-week meal plan with portion-controlled breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks. Additionally, Nutrisystem provides various digital tools and live counseling options through trained weight-loss coaches. Its offerings include specialized programs such as Nutrisystem Turbo13, the South Beach Diet, and a kit tailored for individuals with or at risk of type 2 diabetes. The company also features genetic-based products like the DNA Body Blueprint kit, which offers personalized action plans focused on nutrition and metabolism. Nutrisystem sells its pre-packaged meals directly to customers via the Internet, telephone, and retail outlets. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Nutrisystem aims to simplify the weight loss journey for both men and women.

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.

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.

Country Fresh

Acquisition in 2017
Country Fresh, LLC, based in Conroe, Texas, specializes in the production of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. Founded in 1999, the company offers a variety of products, including sliced apples, carrots, celery, and assorted snacking solutions. Its offerings come in various blends, sizes, and packaging options, catering to both retail and foodservice outlets across the United States. Country Fresh operates a processing facility in Houston, Texas, ensuring the freshness and quality of its produce.

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.

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.

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.

Interhealth Food

Acquisition in 2014
InterHealth Nutraceuticals is a developer and manufacturer of proprietary branded nutraceutical ingredients, focusing on the research, marketing, and distribution of these products globally. The company supplies its high-quality ingredients to manufacturers of dietary supplements, functional foods, beverages, and cosmetic products. Among its notable ingredient brands are Super CitriMax, UC-II, ChromeMate, and L-OptiZinc. With a strong commitment to thorough research and outstanding customer service, InterHealth has built a reputation for quality and innovation in the nutraceutical industry since its inception in 1987. The company continues to seek new value-added ingredients and collaborates with clients to create proprietary blends tailored to specific health supplement needs.
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