Flagship Food Group (“Flagship” or the “Company”) and its parent, Denver-based CREO Capital Partners (CREO), announced today that BlackRock’s Secondaries and Liquidity Solutions group (“BlackRock”) has made a significant investment in the Company to help support the business as it grows and accelerates its acquisition strategy. BlackRock’s investment was funded through CREO Capital Partners and ... Read more

MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. & DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tortilla King announced today that Denver-based Flagship Food Group, LLC (Flagship), owner of 505 Southwestern and La Tortilla Factory, has agreed to make an investment into Tortilla King to support its future growth and expansion strategy. Flagship will become the majority owner in the company while current local management remains in place and Juan Guardiola remains a ... Read more

May 5th, 20201; Meridian, Idaho – Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Rob Holland, Executive Chairman of Flagship Food Group, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Utah Region Award finalist.  Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors unstoppable business leaders whose ambition, ingenuity and courage in the face of adversity help catapult us ... Read more

SANTA ROSA, Calif. and DENVER, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — La Tortilla Factory, Inc.  (LTF) announced today that Flagship Food Group, LLC (Flagship) has agreed to make an investment into the company to support its future growth strategy.  Flagship will become the majority stake holder in the company while the third generation Tamayo family members continue to remain valued ... Read more

The economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak has prompted private capital investors to react quickly over the last few weeks to support their portfolio companies, confer with lenders and gauge the status of pending deals after an unprecedented correction in public markets. To find out how they’re navigating the economic crisis, Middle Market Growth asked nine ... Read more

Middle Market Growth spoke with Rob Holland by phone on Friday, March 20. Q. How is CREO working with its portfolio companies amid the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus? We are all hands on deck. Our PE firm focuses exclusively on the food sector, and we’re focused on making sure that companies in our ... Read more