City Brewing
Beverage contract manufacturer
Year of Investment
2021
Sector(s)
Business & Consumer Services
Status
Current
Website
citybrewery.com(Link opens in new window)Headquarters
La Crosse, WI
Team
City Brewing is a strategic partner to leading beverage manufacturers, providing brewing, filtration, blending and packaging services. The company specializes in hard seltzer and other flavored malt beverages, as well as ready-to-drink cocktails and other fast-growing segments of the premium alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage market.
Investment Summary
Charlesbank partnered with management and existing shareholders in 2021 to acquire a significant minority interest in City Brewing, building on a multi-year dialogue with the company’s ownership group and our experience in food contract manufacturing through investments in Peacock Foods and Hearthside Foods.