Charcuterie Artisans Eyes Production Boost With La Quercia Buy

Slices of prosciutto. Credit: Liliya Kandrashevich/Shutterstock.

US-based Charcuterie Artisans has entered a woody to get La Quercia Cured Meats.

The woody gives Charcuterie Artisans ownership of La Quercia’s accumulation works successful Norwalk, Iowa, on pinch its afloat merchandise portfolio.

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Financial position of nan transaction were not disclosed.

Charcuterie Artisans, nan genitor institution of Creminelli Fine Meats and Daniele, said it will put successful nan La Quercia brand, its works and workforce to guarantee “long-term growth”.

In a connection yesterday (22 January), nan institution said nan woody “expands its portfolio of premium home charcuterie”.

It added that nan move “deepens its committedness to honouring Old World techniques while expanding accumulation capacity for nan US marketplace”.

La Quercia was group up by Herb and Kathy Eckhouse successful 2005.

The Iowa-based institution produces artisan American cured meats, specified arsenic prosciutto and pancetta.

According to its website, nan company’s nutrient products are free of antibiotics.

Jason Golly, nan CEO of Lynch Family Companies, erstwhile genitor institution of nan La Quercia brand, said: “Charcuterie Artisans understands nan value of preserving contented while investing successful nan early and we are assured successful nan continued occurrence of La Quercia nether their stewardship.” 

La Quercia’s labor will beryllium retained and will proceed to activity pinch nan Lynch family and Premium Iowa Pork.

Charcuterie Artisans said it is readying a “modernisation” of nan Norwalk facility, pinch capacity group to summation by 50%. The upgraded tract will beryllium exclusively dedicated to prosciutto production.

Headquartered successful Mapleville, Rhode Island, Charcuterie Artisans presently operates 660,000 quadrate feet of manufacturing abstraction crossed its headquarters, Salt Lake City, Utah, and now Norwalk.

The institution employs much than 700 people.

The woody follows nan acquisition of Charcuterie Artisans successful September by an Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP)-managed finance fund.

At nan time, nan institution said IOP was making a “significant caller investment” that would beryllium utilized to “expand capacity, fortify customer partnerships, and thrust innovation”.

Charcuterie Artisans markets Italian-style meats nether nan Creminelli Fine Meats and Del Duca brands.

Jeff Tripician, nan CEO of Charcuterie Artisans, called La Quercia a “natural fit”.

“Their unwavering dedication to craft, quality, and nan creation of slow accepted curing, beautifully complements nan practice down Creminelli, Daniele, and Del Duca,” he said. 

Daniele, founded successful 1945, is known for products specified arsenic prosciutto and salami, while Creminelli Fine Meats, established successful 2007, focuses connected charcuterie and macromolecule snacks for unit and foodservice customers.

Daniele and Creminelli Fine Meats merged in 2020 pinch backing from Chicago-based private-equity patient Entrepreneurial Equity Partners.