Encore Goes Hog Wild
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Encore Goes Hog Wild

Encore Consumer Capital has made an investment in Tender Belly, a provider of pork products.

Tender Belly’s products include bacon, ribs, hams, tenderloins, chops, pulled pork and whole pigs. The company’s products are available online, at restaurants, and through specialty food retailers in Colorado, Texas, Illinois and California. The company has made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for three years in a row. Tender Belly was founded in 2010 by brothers Shannon and Erik Duffy and is headquartered in Denver (www.tenderbelly.com).

“We started Tender Belly to do things the right way, not the easy way, and we’re excited to partner with Encore to continue along that path,” said Shannon Duffy, Tender Belly Founder and CEO. “With Encore’s support, resources, and industry expertise, we’ll be able to continue to grow Tender Belly into the leading brand of bacon and pork, while making sure everyone has access to our products.”

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Shannon and Erik to grow Tender Belly,” said Robert Brown, a Managing Director at Encore Consumer Capital. “We have great confidence that the entire team will grow Tender Belly to become the leading premium bacon offering in grocery stores and restaurants across the country.”

Encore Consumer Capital invests exclusively in consumer products companies that have revenues between $10 million and $100 million and where it can utilize its own consumer experience and the expertise of its operating partners at Encore Associates, a strategic advisory firm to the consumer products industry. The firm has raised nearly $600 million in equity capital and invested in more than 25 platform companies.  Encore was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco (www.encoreconsumercapital.com).

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