Western Smokehouse Buys Us Meat-snacks Peer Junior’s Smokehouse 

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Western Smokehouse Partners has acquired fellow US nutrient snacks producer Junior’s Smokehouse. 

Financial position of nan woody were not disclosed. 

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Set up successful 1985, El Campos, Texas-based Junior’s Smokehouse produces jerky, smoked sausages and different specialty meats.  

In a statement shared connected LinkedIn, Western Smokehouse said the deal “expands” its “national footprint and enhances its expertise to service customers pinch divers merchandise capabilities and accrued manufacturing capacity”. 

Through nan transaction, nan institution will get a accumulation tract successful Texas, adding to its existing accommodation successful Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Idaho. 

Western Smokehouse said it will maintain production astatine the current El Campo site and expand its capabilities successful line with its wider manufacturing network. 

It also plans to build a 2nd manufacturing plant in El Campo, with building activity expected to statesman connected this in the first quarter of this year. 

By nan extremity of 2026, the Galesburg, Illinois-headquartered food company expects to achieve annual meat processing capacity of astir 160 cardinal pounds and astir 1,800 employees. 

Western Smokehouse CEO Matt Bormann said: “Junior’s Smokehouse has built an unthinkable bequest rooted successful quality, craftsmanship, and attraction for their people. These values powerfully align pinch who we are astatine Western Smokehouse Partners.” 

According to Western Smokehouse, the private-label manufacturing capabilities of Junior’s Smokehouse makes the firm a “natural fit” pinch its own “core strengths”. 

Junior’s Smokehouse CEO Scott Chambers said: “Joining Western Smokehouse Partners marks an breathtaking caller section for our team. 

“Their committedness to value and finance successful group gives america assurance that our activity will not only proceed but turn successful caller and meaningful ways.” 

Western Smokehouse besides intends to put successful training and operational support for Junior’s Smokehouse labor arsenic portion of nan acquisition.

In July, ownership of Western Smokehouse returned to Monogram Capital Partners. 

Monogram bought AUA Private Equity’s stake for an undisclosed sum, adding to its existing number ownership.  

AUA had acquired nan mostly stake in the company from nan aforesaid private-equity patient successful 2023. 

Monogram first invested in Western Smokehouse successful 2018.