Blue Point Delivers a Freshly Squeezed Win with Country Pure Foods Exit

The partnership tripled the platform’s EBITDA, driven by strong organic growth, improved operational efficiency and development of a best-in-class leadership team

Blue Point Capital Partners is pleased to announce the successful exit of Country Pure Foods (“CPF”), a leading provider of branded and private-label beverage product solutions.

Founded in 1995, CPF has become one of the largest suppliers of portioned and multi-serve juices, plant-based beverages and frozen novelties. With a diverse portfolio of 60 products in multiple packaging options, CPF serves the healthcare and education markets as well as industry-leading foodservice distributors and grocery retailers nationwide.

Blue Point first partnered with CPF in 2019, supported by a longstanding relationship and the firm’s regional proximity to the company’s Akron, Ohio headquarters. During the partnership, Blue Point supported CPF in accelerating innovation in plant-based and aseptic categories, securing strategic private label wins, launching new products aligned with consumer trends and strengthening CPF’s commercial and marketing capabilities.

“Partnering with Blue Point has been instrumental to our growth journey as a company,” said CPF CEO Tony Muscato. “Over the last six years, we’ve built meaningful value across the business while empowering our team and delivering innovative and high-quality products for our customers. With Blue Point’s support, we’re well-positioned for long-term success, and I’m incredibly proud of the culture of continuous improvement we’ve fostered together.”

During its partnership with Blue Point, CPF expanded production capacity, optimized equipment utilization, streamlined logistics management and implemented data-driven pricing analytics and strategy. Blue Point also supported CPF in building and developing its leadership team to support continued growth.

“From the outset, CPF had an impressive foundation with a clear growth vision,” said Blue Point Partner Jonathan Pressnell. “Our collaboration unlocked meaningful opportunities, and the progress achieved truly reflects the talent and dedication of the entire team. We’re proud of the value we created together and excited to see what the future holds for Country Pure Foods in its next chapter.”

This exit marks another strong outcome for Blue Point in the food and beverage space, an area of continued focus for the firm.

William Blair served as the exclusive financial advisor to Country Pure Foods, while BakerHostetler provided legal counsel.

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Country Pure Foods, Inc. is a leading provider of branded and private label beverage products for healthcare and education markets, as well as leading grocery retailers. As the parent company of Silver Springs Citrus, Natural Country Farms, Ohio Pure Foods, Ardmore Farms and Cal-Tex Citrus Juice, the company is positioned as one of the largest producers of better-for-you beverages and other natural juice products in the country.

Blue Point Capital Partners is a private equity firm managing over $1.8 billion in committed capital, focused on investing in and accelerating the growth of lower middle-market businesses. With a nationwide presence and global perspective, Blue Point combines local access with world-class resources to forge strong partnerships with entrepreneurs and advisors across regions. For more than 25 years, Blue Point has partnered with businesses to help them scale through tailored value-creation strategies. Blue Point’s portfolio is powered by an integrated team and specialized capabilities in global supply chain, data & digital, human capital, finance & accounting and M&A execution. Backed by deep industry expertise and an extensive operating network, Blue Point builds stronger, more competitive businesses alongside entrepreneurs and management teams. Blue Point typically invests in businesses generating $30 million and $300 million in revenue.

Note: Certain statements about Blue Point Capital Partners made by portfolio company executives herein are intended to illustrate Blue Point Capital Partners’ business relationship with such persons, including with respect to Blue Point Capital Partners’ facilities as a business partner, rather than Blue Point Capital Partners’ capabilities or expertise with respect to investment advisory services. Portfolio company executives were not compensated in connection with their participation, although they generally receive compensation and investment opportunities in connection with their portfolio company roles, and in certain cases are also owners of portfolio company securities and/or investors in Blue Point Capital Partners-sponsored vehicles.

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