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FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY INVESTING ITS OWN CAPITAL

Founders is a family-owned company that invests its own capital and applies operating know-how to build a group of thriving food businesses and exceptional partnerships we can all be proud of.

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LONG HISTORY & AFFILIATIONS

Founders is backed by Tricor Pacific Capital (Rod Senft & Senft family), Saville House Holdings (Richard Harris & Harris family) and Garibaldi Blue (Derek Senft). Our partners combine deep operating knowledge with over 30 years’ experience making control investments in over 80 private companies. We have a track record of transacting with speed and price certainty as a group of highly experienced partners investing our own capital.

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BUILDING A FAMILY OF THRIVING FOOD BUSINESSES AND EXCEPTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS  

In 2014, we set out to build a family of related food businesses in mature categories to grow over the very long term. Since 2020, Founders is focused on its existing portfolio, including acquisition of closely-related protein platforms and add-on M&A to Armand Agra, its US protein processing and distribution business, as well as new protein platforms. In 2021, we completed a substantial add-on to Armand Agra and a new platform acquisition, Walt's Meats.

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TRICOR & SAVILLE STORYBOARDS

Download the  storyboard  for the Senft family's Tricor Pacific Capital and the Harris family's Saville House Holdings to get a snapshot of where Founders and its shareholders are active. 

COMPANY HISTORY

Download Founders' timeline for a snapshot overview of who we are and to see how our group of companies has evolved over time.

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• Primarily focused on investments in protein harvesters, processors and distributors; also invest in related real estate.

• Primary focus on businesses with $5 to $10M of EBITDA (USD or CAD); stretching to $10 to $25M of EBITDA (USD or CAD) for exceptional opportunities; no size limitation for add-on acquisitions to existing businesses.

• Geographic focus in Midwest, Southwest or West of USA and Central / Western Canada, extending to East within priority segments (e.g., protein).

• Preference for mature and durable businesses that are cash-flow generative, and include hard assets.

• Look for opportunity to invest, grow and hold a business over very long term while offering liquidity for minority shareholders and management along the way; opportunity to contribute operating know-how to create value; opportunity for the business platform to create a bigger future; opportunity to create a mutual benefit among the different businesses in the Founders Group of Food Companies.

Divested April 2020

Founders is actively seeking to add new protein harvesters, processors or distributors.

Click here to see our Investment Scope.