Olde Thompson Acquisition Makes it Largest Private Brand Spice Company With Olde Thompson’s latest acquisition it now is the largest private label spice company. The spices and seasonings company has acquired Gel Spice, an importer and manufacturer of spices, seasonings and bakery ingredients for retail and foodservice. With the addition of Bayonne, N.J-based Gel Spice, Olde Thompson, based in Oxnard, Calif., becomes a bi-coastal manufacturer, unlocking a new channel in foodservice and expanding the company’s product offering into pouches, extracts and single-serve seasonings for meal kits and more. Olde Thompson is a portfolio company of Kainos Capital, a private-equity firm focused on the food and CPG industries. Kainos especially specializes in family-owned businesses or family-founded businesses where it can impart sales development, manufacturing and supply chain expertise.
“Olde Thompson is thrilled to partner with Gel to expand our platform,” says Jeff Shumway, CEO of Olde Thompson. “Through the addition of Gel and the combination of our sales forces, we broaden our reach by adding customers within the retail, foodservice, bakery, industrial and export channels while also increasing our product offerings to include dry mixes, extracts and single-serve seasonings for meal kits. We are now the largest private label-focused spice company dedicated to providing complete category solutions.” In the acquisition, Gel Spice CEO David Sugarman becomes co-CEO of Olde Thompson. He said the combination of the companies will enable Gel to better serve customers with an extensive organic spice portfolio and glass bottling capabilities. “With two SQF Level 2 facilities located on each coast, we are now able to provide more efficient distribution and redundant supply to our customers,” Sugarman said.
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