Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm, acquired Gehl Foods, a Germantown, Wis.-based manufacturer of dairy-based products, including cheese sauces, puddings, yogurt and nutritional beverages available through foodservice and retail channels.
Wind Point partnered with Eric Beringause, who is joining as Gehl Foods’ chief executive officer. Beringause, who most recently served as CEO of Advanced Refreshment, maintains 30 years of experience in consumer packaged goods. Previously, he was chief executive officer of Sturm Foods, and president of Alcoa Consumer Products.