Focus Capital in Downers Grove facilitates sale of cookware company

Focus Capital Advisors based in Downers Grove, which has a specialty in the food service equipment industry, facilitated the sale of a manufacturer in Maine.

The Vollrath Co. LLC, a manufacturer of equipment and smallwares for the food service industry, has acquired Belleco Inc.

Located in Saco, Maine, Belleco is a manufacturer of American-made conveyor toasters and ovens.

The Vollrath Company, based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, designs, develops and manufactures food service industry's finest smallwares and equipment.

Focus Capital conducted a thorough analysis of Belleco's business including its customer base, reputation in the market and opportunities for growth. It quickly became apparent that the business would be best served by a strategic buyer with the resources and capabilities to further expand the brand and quality products that majority owners, according officials at Focus Capital. Focus Capital is a boutique investment banking firm with more than 200 transactions closed.