C.H. Guenther & Son Expands Bakery Manufacturing Capacity Through Acquisition

C.H. Guenther & Son LLC, a producer of branded and private label products, has acquired St. Paul, Minn.-based Baldinger Bakery LP and Canada-based Baldinger & Sons Bakery, a move C.H. Guenther & Son said will expand its bakery manufacturing capacity and deepen its relationship with quick-service restaurant customers. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1888 and family-owned for four generations, Baldinger bakes hamburger buns, rolls, bagels and other specialty bakery items for multinational QSR brands, including McDonald’s, which it has supplied since the 1950s. Baldinger Bakery operates a manufacturing facility in St. Paul while Baldinger & Sons Bakery operates two plants in Brampton, Ont., and Calgary, Alta. Combined, Baldinger employs approximately 220.

“We have long been impressed with the Baldinger-Sons team’s dedication to product quality and manufacturing excellence,” said Dale Tremblay, chairman of C.H. Guenther & Son. “This combination, guided by the legacies and values of two family businesses, will provide our company with exciting growth and expansion opportunities.”

The Baldinger management team will continue with the business post-transaction.

C.H. Guenther & Son is owned by Pritzker Private Capital. The company has a global footprint, employs approximately 3,700 and has 27 manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada and Europe.