{"id":42719,"date":"2026-08-25T16:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/?post_type=ib-transaction&p=42719"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:57:55","slug":"encore-consumer-capital-fantasy-baking-co-sell-side-advisory-sweetmore-bakeries","status":"publish","type":"ib-transaction","link":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/ib-transaction\/encore-consumer-capital-fantasy-baking-co-sell-side-advisory-sweetmore-bakeries\/","title":{"rendered":"Alantra advises Encore Consumer Capital and Fantasy Baking Co. on the sale of Fantasy Baking to Sweetmore Bakeries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boston & New York \u2013<\/strong> Alantra has acted as sole strategic and financial advisor to Encore Consumer Capital (\u201cEncore\u201d) and Fantasy Baking Co. (\u201cFantasy\u201d) on the sale of Fantasy to Sweetmore Bakeries (\u201cSweetmore\u201d), a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Sylmar, California, Fantasy is a specialty bakery manufacturer serving private label retailers and branded food companies across the United States. The company produces a broad range of cookies, fruit-filled bars, protein and breakfast bars, and other baked goods, with differentiated capabilities across organic, high-protein, non-GMO, gluten-free, and Kosher products. Fantasy\u2019s in-house R&D and formulation expertise have supported its evolution from a specialty cookie manufacturer into a scaled co-manufacturing platform serving a diverse customer base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The acquisition establishes Sweetmore\u2019s first West Coast manufacturing presence and extends its footprint nationwide. Fantasy becomes Sweetmore\u2019s sixth facility, adding complementary product capabilities, R&D expertise, and manufacturing capacity while strengthening the combined group\u2019s position across the cookie and baked bar categories. The combination also creates opportunities to leverage the companies\u2019 complementary customer relationships and better serve customers across the retail in-store bakery and foodservice channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alantra supported Encore and Fantasy throughout the transaction, leveraging its deep bakery sector expertise, buyer relationships, and transaction execution capabilities to position the business and identify the right partner for its next phase of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russ Case, CEO of Fantasy Baking, said: \u201cThe Alantra team was terrific to work with. I appreciated their thoughtful and proactive strategy which \u2013 along with a steady hand, organized approach, and relentless commitment to moving the process forward \u2013 kept us on course and enabled us to achieve this milestone transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh Garver<\/a>, Managing Director at Alantra, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to have helped the Fantasy Baking team find the right strategic partner for the business going forward. Fantasy has been building tremendous momentum, and we are excited to see what additional opportunities can be realized in combination with Sweetmore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Robards<\/a>, Managing Director at Alantra, added: \u201cThis transaction further reflects Alantra\u2019s deep bakery sector knowledge and deal execution expertise, which we are pleased to have brought to bear in supporting Encore and Fantasy in achieving a successful transaction outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This transaction further reinforces Alantra\u2019s strong track record and continued momentum in the bakery and broader food & beverage sector. Recent mandates include advising Anthony & Sons Bakery<\/a> on its sale to Brioche Pasquier, Maple Donuts<\/a> on its sale to Swander Pace Capital, MidOcean Partners<\/a> and QualiTech on the acquisition of Ellison Bakery, and Vandemoortele<\/a> on the acquisition of Banneton Bakery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boston & New York \u2013 Alantra has acted as sole strategic and financial advisor to Encore Consumer Capital (\u201cEncore\u201d) and Fantasy Baking Co. (\u201cFantasy\u201d) on the sale of Fantasy to Sweetmore Bakeries (\u201cSweetmore\u201d), a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Sylmar, California, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42751,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"country":[32],"ib-service":[94],"sector":[48],"subsector":[211],"class_list":["post-42719","ib-transaction","type-ib-transaction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-united-states-of-america","ib-service-ma","sector-consumer-goods-retail","subsector-food-beverage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ib-transaction\/42719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ib-transaction"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ib-transaction"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=42719"},{"taxonomy":"ib-service","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ib-service?post=42719"},{"taxonomy":"sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sector?post=42719"},{"taxonomy":"subsector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alantra.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subsector?post=42719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}