Fairmount is one of the largest national suppliers of specialty cheese, dips and spreads to the retail and foodservice channels of the food industry. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, with additional facilities in Wisconsin, New Jersey and California, Fairmount sells more than 160m pounds and 100 types of cheese, including its own portfolio of owned and exclusive brands.
GTCR founded Fairmount in 2003 to acquire and consolidate companies in the high-growth, highly fragmented specialty cheese industry.
The initial platform acquisition for Fairmount was DCI in 2005. Between 2006 and 2007, Fairmount completed four other significant acquisitions in the specialty cheese and refrigerated foods space with additional equity capital provided by GTCR.
Source: GTCR
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