Aurora Capital Partners Acquires Universal Pure

Universal Pure Acquires Texas Food Solutions HPP Assets

April 19, 2023

Food & Beverage

Universal Pure LLC, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire all High Pressure Processing (HPP) assets of Texas Food Solutions. The transaction expands Universal Pure's HPP and cold‑chain capacity in southeast Texas and Louisiana, adding redundancy and supporting growth across its facility network.

Universal Pure Acquires Hydrofresh HPP from Keller Logistics Group

May 31, 2022

Food & Beverage

Universal Pure Holdings, a Tilia Holdings portfolio company, acquired Hydrofresh HPP from Keller Logistics Group to expand its national high pressure processing (HPP) and cold chain platform. The deal increases Universal Pure's Midwest footprint, adds HPP capacity and cold storage capability in Delphos, Ohio, and strengthens service access for food & beverage customers across seven strategic regions.

Universal Pure Acquires Dora's Naturals' HPP Assets

February 17, 2025

Food & Beverage

Universal Pure Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired the High-Pressure Processing (HPP) assets of Dora's Naturals. The deal — terms not disclosed — expands Universal Pure's HPP capacity in the Northeastern United States as Dora's exits the HPP business to focus on its core distribution operations.

Universal Pure Acquires Stay Fresh Foods

July 1, 2019

Food & Beverage

Universal Pure Holdings LLC (a Tilia Holdings company) acquired Stay Fresh Foods LLC effective July 1, 2019. The deal expands Universal Pure’s high-pressure processing (HPP) capacity and Northeast footprint—adding Stay Fresh’s two SQF Level 3-certified facilities in Meriden, Connecticut and Pennsauken, New Jersey—and brings beverage co-packing and additional value‑added services into the platform.

Aurora Capital Partners Acquires Cold Chain Technologies

July 24, 2019

Packaging

Aurora Capital Partners has acquired Cold Chain Technologies (CCT), a Franklin, Massachusetts-based provider of single-use and reusable passive thermal packaging solutions serving the life sciences supply chain. The private equity firm intends to partner with CCT's management to accelerate global expansion, develop new products and grow the company's reusable solutions offering; terms were not disclosed.

Tilia Holdings Acquires Proven Partners Group

February 22, 2019

Food & Beverage

Chicago-based private investment firm Tilia Holdings completed its investment in Proven Partners Group (PPG), an Elgin, Illinois-based contract manufacturer and packager of dried and powdered foods, on February 22, 2019. Tilia has installed leadership and board members (Dave Nelson as interim CEO; Suley Muratoglu as President; Ron Markle as CFO) and secured debt financing from LBC Credit Partners to support PPG's growth.