Gryphon buys ACC to combine with Original Cakerie, Lawler's
U.S. private equity firm Gryphon Investors has acquired Atlanta Cheesecake Co (ACC), a Kennesaw, Georgia-based maker of frozen cheesecakes for in-store bakeries and grocery and club food stores in North America. No financial terms were disclosed. Gryphon said ACC will be combined with The Original Cakerie, a Canadian maker of frozen desserts, acquired in 2015, and Lawler Foods Ltd, a U.S. maker of gourmet cheesecakes, cakes and pies, acquired in 2016. The three brands form part of Gryphon-owned umbrella company Dessert Holdings, based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
9 January 2018•4 mins read
