PAI Partners

Organic food

Founded in 1765. Formerly Wessanen. One of Europe's largest organic food companies. Acquired in 2019 by a consortium consisting of private equity firm PAI Partners and Charles Jobson, Wessanen's largest shareholder.

Tea and coffee company

Products include Fairtrade and organic teas and coffees. Acquired by Dutch organic food company Royal Wessanen in 2012.

Organic food and beverage manufacturer

Bought by Wessanen, a Dutch company in 2003

Fairtrade products

Founded in France in 1998 by Tristan Lecomte. Acquired by Dutch organic food company Royal Wessanen in 2013. Alter Eco's American operations remain independently owned.

Ice cream

Joint venture between Nestle and PAI Partners which started in 2016. Operates in Europe, the Middle East, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, the Philippines and South Africa.

Ice cream manufacturing

Peters Ice Cream was founded in 1907 by Fred Peters. Over the years there have been several changes of ownership. In 1995 Peters was acquired by Nestle Australia. In 2012 Peters was bought by Australasian Food Group, a company owned by Pacific Equity Partners, who sold the business to European company R&R Ice Cream two years later. Then in 2016 the company became part of a UK-based 50:50 joint venture between Nestle and R&R Ice Cream.