Fairmount Food Group, LLC[1] (FFG) is a food industrial company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Established in 2003 by Bing Graffunder (CEO) and Sam Hillin (CFO), the company began with an initial $200 million in equity financing from GTCR Golder Rauner with the purpose of buying out growth companies in the industry.
[2] As of 2007[update], the portfolio of companies (all of them being specialty and deli-style cheese companies) which continue to operate under their own identities include:[3] Other acquisitions include Carter/Meister LLC[5] (a supplier for DCI Cheese[6]).
These acquisitions have made Fairmount Food Group one of the largest importers and marketers of specialty and deli-style cheese in the United States.
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