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Irish dairy cooperative Ornua said it completed the acquisition of U.S. cheese ingredients business Whitehall Specialties Inc., Whitehall, Wis., for an undisclosed sum from Mason Wells, a private equity firm based in Milwaukee. The acquisition complements Ornua’s U.S. Ingredients division — Hilbert, Wis.-based Ornua Ingredients North America (OINA).
OINA is a provider of customized functional cheese solutions for U.S. food manufacturing and foodservice customers. The acquisition significantly increases OINA’s current position in the U.S. cheese ingredients market, expanding its production footprint to six well-invested facilities across Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, Ornua said. The transaction is central to Ornua’s long-term sustainable growth strategy, unlocking significant advanced capacity and flexibility to support its existing and new customers’ ambitious growth plans.