SSG Capital Advisors served as investment banker to Winona Foods in the sale of its cheese processing division. The transaction closed in June 2025.
Winona Foods was founded in 1995 with the strategic mission of providing high quality cheese products and best-in-class customer service. Leveraging two state-of-the-art production facilities in Green Bay, WI, the company has become an industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of natural, processed and specialty cheese products to the food service, industrial ingredients, retail and co-packing sectors. The company’s fully integrated manufacturing capabilities include the cutting, slicing, chunking, cubing and shredding of cheese. The company also has a processing division that provides portion-controlled products in dips, sauces, preserves, jams, jellies and dressings.
SSG’s ability to manage complex carve-out transactions and experience in the dairy industry allowed the company to maximize the value of its assets and position the processing division for growth under new ownership. Winona Foods will continue to provide slicing, cubing, dicing, chunking, shredding, wrapping and cross-docking services out of its conversion facility in Howard, WI.
Other professionals who worked on the transaction include Michael H. Altman, Jake J. DeLeers, Brent A. Stork, James W. DeCleene, Michelle Ebben and Ryan Habeck of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, counsel to Winona Foods.
