AdvancePierre Foods, a leading supplier of value-added protein and sandwich solutions to foodservice, retail and convenience channels, today announced that it will acquire the manufacturing assets of Better Bakery LLC, a Valencia, Calif.-based manufacturer of premium stuffed sandwiches. Production will be relocated to AdvancePierre’s facility in Caseyville, Ill., a sandwich manufacturing operation the company acquired last month from Landshire Inc.
“We are eager to incorporate another high growth, strategic acquisition into the AdvancePierre portfolio,” said John Simons, President and CEO of AdvancePierre. “Stuffed handheld sandwiches are the largest category in the frozen sandwich market, and Better Bakery is driving the lion’s share of the growth in this category. Its choice-ingredient, premium-price product portfolio is comprised of sandwiches for all eating occasions, which is pivotal for us as we aggressively grow our leadership position as the nation’s No. 1 provider of sandwiches for lunch, dinner and snacking and look to close the gap between AdvancePierre and the leading breakfast sandwich brand.”