For Immediate Release – Pickerington, OH - December 1, 2022

Ohio-South Farm Products LLC announced today that it has acquired the assets of Durango Artisan Foods, LLC including all the product lines, brands, and co-packing business. Based in Durango, Colorado, the Durango Artisan Foods products are sold to specialty foods wholesalers, grocery chains, independent markets and online direct to wholesalers and consumers.

Thomas Gill, Managing Partner for Ohio-South Farm Products stated, “We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of Durango Artisan Foods which adds many great products and customers to our growing portfolio. Durango Colorado is known as a culinary food mecca and a perfect location to center our food production operations. With the ability to manufacture our own products we will be in a better position to manage our costs and serve our customers.” Tom continued to say, “Durango Artisan Foods is also a co-packer of third-party and private label specialty food products and plans to invest in additional capacity to expand the co-packing component of our business. We are committed to invest in the facility and continue to serve our customers in the Durango area.”

Mark Grubis, CEO of Durango Artisan Foods commented, “We are excited about the opportunity to merge our business with Ohio-South Farm Products and believe the combined business will be well positioned to grow into the future. We look forward to assisting the team at Ohio-South Farm Products over the coming months as part of a planned transition.”

Ohio-South Farm Products, LLC invests in specialty food companies that have great tasting products made with natural ingredients. Ohio-South targets emerging brands created by hardworking specialty food industry entrepreneurs. Ohio-South’s brands include Mendocino Mustard, Bear’s Breath Ketchup and Szagorski’s Peppers. Inquiries can be sent to info@ohio-south.com or go to www.ohio-south.com.

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