Hughes Co., a Columbus, Wis.-based manufacturer and international distributor of stainless-steel food processing equipment, was acquired by Blackthorne Partners Ltd., Brookfield, Wis. Business executive Ross Lund will become president and CEO of the new company, Hughes Equipment Co., LLC.
"We have aggressive growth goals for the company, which I know we can achieve based on the company's existing staff of highly skilled and dedicated employees, our existing manufacturing technology and the new resources we will bring to the operation," Lund says. "Through investments in our people and in technology, we will help our customers become even more productive."