Arbor Investments, Chicago, has acquired Hudson Baking Co., LLC, Hudson, WI, a supplier of premium marshmallow crispy dessert bars, brownies, cookies and other baked goods for the co-manufacturing, convenience store, grocery retail and foodservice channels. Hudson will continue to operate out of its facility in Hudson.
Hudson Baking joins Arbor’s baking platform, Le Petit Pain Holdings, which includes New French Bakery Inc. and Best Maid Cookie Co. Inc. New French is a Minneapolis-based commercial bakery that manufactures premium branded and private label take-and-bake and fresh artisan breads. Located in River Falls, WI, Best Maid manufactures branded and private label gourmet cookies in both fully baked and frozen dough formats. The Le Petit Pain platform is overseen by Arbor operating partner, Mike Schultz, a 20-year executive in the baking industry.