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Founded in 1982, Brenham-based Del Sol Food is a family-owned and operated manufacturer of BRIANNAS Fine Salad Dressings, the leading premium salad dressing brand in the category. BRIANNAS is produced in small batches with high quality ingredients, and their products are sold in all 50 states and distributed worldwide to over 10 different countries.

Founded in 1971 by Heida Thurlow, Chantal is the first woman-owned cookware business in the United States. For over 51 years, Chantal has designed premium kitchenware products that are sold nationally and internationally through multiple retail channels. The Company has become the most renowned name in enamel-on-steel cookware, specializing in teakettles, cooking and kitchen products, and assorted ceramics. Chantal was the first to bring dramatic color, tempered glass lids, stay-cool handles, and environmentally friendly cookware for cooking, serving and storing to the world’s market. The Company has received numerous design and utility patents for its innovative products, including one for the introduction of the innovative Hohner harmonica whistle.

Founded in Austin, Texas in 2001 by Rob Jones and Tim League, Mondo is an ecommerce enterprise that creates some of the world’s most sought-after collectibles. Mondo’s unique screen-printed fine-art posters, collectible figures and vinyl records regularly sell out online. Mondo collaborates with world-class artists to design and put their own spin on classic and contemporary film, music, video games, toys, apparel, books, television properties and other collectibles.

Fiesta Canning is one of the largest family-owned green chile processing plants in the United States. Located in the rural town of McNeal, Arizona, the Company started as a family farming venture more than 70 years ago and evolved into a high-volume producer of high-quality southwestern food products that include sauces, salsas and other fresh pack items. Fiesta Canning has a strong presence across commercial channels, serving as a trusted manufacturing partner for leading national brands, high-volume foodservice distributors, retail private label customers and its owned brands.

Wireless World is a leading T-Mobile Preferred Retailer with operations in seven states across the U.S.

Web Deals Direct is amongst the largest global FBA sellers on Amazon with an owned-brand portfolio spanning several everyday use categories, including Home & Kitchen, Patio & Garden, Sports & Outdoors, Arts & Crafts, Pet Supplies and Office Products. The Company utilizes a sophisticated analytics platform that provides real-time visibility into all aspects of the business, from the production supply chain to a myriad of critical marketplace decision points. Extraordinary execution in high volume product identification, compelling branding, exceptional customer service and dynamic selling platform management, have afforded Web Deals Direct a massive base of 4+ star consumer reviews and a demonstrable leadership position in the FBA seller universe.

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Easy Way is a specialized manufacturer of premium outdoor furniture products, providing full-service design and production services to luxury Home Décor retailers across North America. Easy Way’s unique operational configuration enables its retail partners to offer mass customization of fabric choices and rapid fulfillment to the end consumer, while benefitting from extremely short lead-times and significant improvements in inventory efficiency.

Founded in 1990 and based in Cranford, New Jersey, National Tree Company is the recognized leader in the design, procurement, sale distribution and fulfillment of seasonal décor products, specializing in the Christmas Holiday. Products include lifelike trees, wreaths, garlands, shrubbery and decorative accessories. National Tree’s customer base includes the largest e-Commerce and brick and mortar retailers in the United States and Canada. With five dedicated facilities, and a growing 3PL network across North America, National Tree is far and away the scaled industry leader, with volume fulfillment capabilities that enable massive assortment expansion and inventory efficiencies for its customers.

Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana Fish Fry provides a broad array of Louisiana-inspired food products, including spices and seasonings, seafood boils, breadings and batters, sauces and marinades, and rice mixes. The Company serves leading grocery and mass market retailers as well as foodservice customers nationwide. Founded by the Pizzolato family more than 30 years ago, Louisiana Fish Fry has earned an exceptional reputation for great tasting, authentic products, and outstanding customer service. Tony’s Seafood will continue to be 100% owned and independently operated by the Pizzolato family.

Established in 1982 and headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. is firmly established as the dominant sports-themed dining chain in the U.S. The BWW Houston Partners, Ltd. entities were comprised of stores located in the greater Houston metro market: Sugar Land, Copperfield, Hedwig Village, The Woodlands and Atascocita. Prior to the acquisition, BWW Houston Partners, Ltd. was managed by Stephen Chappelear and Clifford Sadowsky, two of the longest tenured franchisees in the BWW system.

EOS is a recognized industry leader in the production of high-quality nutritional supplement and OTC products. The company provides turnkey outsourced manufacturing and a broad range of laboratory support services to several of the most-recognized brands in the nutritional supplement and OTC product industries. EOS formulates and produces a wide range of supplement products that include probiotics, organics, specialty formulations, vitamins, minerals, botanicals and homeopathic OTC drugs. The company specializes in complex solid-dose delivery forms, principally tablets and capsules, with flexible bottling and packaging capabilities to meet a wide range of customer requirements.

Founded in 2008, BL Development Group is a multi-unit franchisee of Bar Louie in the Michigan, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida markets, and is majority-owned and managed by Anthony Marougi and Zubin Antia, successful entrepreneurs with significant restaurant operating experience.

Headquartered in Houston, Kiva is a leading retailer of high-end branded kitchen and bath products and services. Kiva’s store offerings include appliances, decorative plumbing and hardware, cabinets and countertops as well as value-added design and consulting services. The Company has substantial operations in both Texas and key Southern California markets with nine state-of-the-art showroom locations.

Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sullivan, Inc. is a recognized leader in the design, procurement, distribution and sale of seasonal and all-occasion home décor products that are sold principally to independent and specialty channel retail customers in the U.S. The Company’s primary product lines include holiday and celebration decorations, permanent floral and foliage products, home décor items and accessories.

Founded in 1995, Schapp’s is a multi-unit franchisee of Buffalo Wild Wings in the Houston area, and is majority-owned and managed by Stephen Chappelear, a successful entrepreneur with significant restaurant operating experience.

Freebirds is a privately-owned, Fast Casual restaurant company headquartered in College Station, Texas. Freebirds was founded in 1987 as a burrito restaurant incorporating fresh, all natural ingredients in a relaxed non-fast food setting targeting 18 – 35 year old consumers.Founder, Pierre Dube, and CEO, Alan Hixon, have grown the Freebirds brand from its initial location in College Station into a successful restaurant chain with 19 stores in key markets throughout Texas. Freebirds retained GulfStar Group to assist Mr. Dube and non-active investors in achieving liquidity for their business while providing existing management with an owner interested in expanding the concept.

Hendee Enterprises, Inc. is an innovative, diversified manufacturer of industrial fabric products. The Company was originally founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Houston native Tony Vallone started in the restaurant industry as a saucier, working his way through kitchens around Houston before finally opening his own restaurant, Tony’s, in 1965 in the location that currently houses the Macy’s on Sage Road. In 1972 he moved his small Italian restaurant to a larger spot on Post Oak, and during the reconfiguration of the space, the food switched from hearty Italian to fine dining. Vallone’s second restaurant was Anthony’s, which he opened in Montrose in 1982. Shortly after that came Grotto, which opened in Highland Village in 1987, and La Griglia, which opened in 1989. In the mid-’90s, he opened a steakhouse called Vallone’s, which was later taken over by Anthony’s. Tex-Mex concept Los Tonyos was open for about a year before it was sold to the Serrano’s Cafe Group. And then, in 2004, Landry’s bought La Griglia, Grotto and Vallone’s. Tony’s, along with Tony’s Catering, currently reside at 3755 Richmond Avenue in Greenway Plaza.

Grupo Bimbo, S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican multinational bakery product manufacturing company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

U.S. Parts Corporation is a specialty supplier and retailer of automotive replacement parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.

Based in Shreveport, Beall-Ladymon was founded in 1951 by W. F. Beall and Raymond C. Ladymon, who opened stores in five North Louisiana locations. By 1953, the company had expanded to thirteen outlets in Arkansas. In 1992, the company began consolidating and was sold to Specialty Retailers, Inc., of Houston, Texas in 1994. The former Beall-Ladymon outlets then began operating under the name Stage Stores, Inc.