Rooted in Food
We partner with, invest in, and acquire leading specialty food brands and manufacturers. Leveraging deep, permanent equity and access to world-class strategic partners across the food value chain, we help portfolio companies accelerate growth—without sacrificing their legacy.
Our strategic partners include industry-leading manufacturers, distributors, and family offices. Their expertise, relationships, and resources supercharge our ability to scale acquired businesses.
From Legacy to Scale
Coming from a family business ourselves, we understand that selling your company is about more than just a transaction—it’s about preserving a legacy. That’s why we built Pangea to be fundamentally different from traditional private equity. We don’t rely on high-leverage buyouts, cost-cutting for its own sake, or fixed exit timelines. Instead, we bring patient, founder-aligned capital and strategic operators—not just financial engineers—to support long-term growth.
Our focus is on investing in people and brands with deep roots and untapped potential. We help strong teams accelerate by integrating modern sales, marketing, and technology, while unlocking new opportunities through trusted partnerships in distribution, sourcing, and manufacturing. We invest behind brand equity and category leadership—not financial arbitrage.
We’re especially drawn to multi-generational, profitable food businesses with $2M+ in annual cash flow, loyal customer relationships, and dedicated teams who care about what they’ve built—and where it’s going next. Our job is to honor that foundation and help take it further.
Our Founder
Yoni Ginor founded Pangea with a lifelong connection to the food industry and a mission to build the next great acquisition platform for founder-led food businesses.
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He grew up in a branded food manufacturing family and later graduated from Wharton before spending a decade in private equity and hedge funds. During that time, he helped scale Echo Street Capital from $1 billion to $15 billion in assets under management. Yoni brings deep operational and investing experience, trusted relationships across the food value chain, and a passion for building enduring businesses.
He named Pangea after a formative year traveling through Southeast Asia and South America—where connections over food inspired his belief that the right partnerships can bring people, ideas, and opportunity together. That’s what he’s building at Pangea.
Strategic Partners
Pangea’s strategic partners include industry-leading operators, investors, and family-owned food companies that bring real distribution power, brand-building expertise, and committed capital. These relationships give Pangea and its portfolio companies a unique edge—enabling us to support founders with more than just capital.
Atalanta/Gellert Global Group: Atalanta Corporation, part of Gellert Global Group, is America's largest privately held food importer and a key distribution partner to leading national retailers and foodservice companies. Since 1945, they have built a best-in-class portfolio of exclusive brands—including Cipriani Food, Beemster, and Snowdonia—and have backed emerging consumer favorites like OLIPOP, Clio Snacks, and Love Corn. As strategic partners to Pangea, the Gellerts bring deep operational knowledge, trusted industry relationships, and unmatched expertise in scaling food brands across channels.
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Belvedere Capital: Belvedere Capital Corp is the family office of Glen Siegel, a seasoned real estate investor and operator. Belvedere is best known for developing landmark projects like Chelsea Market and Industry City—transformational urban mixed-use spaces. Belvedere has seeded several private equity investors and backed independent sponsors. As an early backer of Pangea, Belvedere brings strategic capital, real estate expertise, relationships, and a long-term investment mindset.
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Atalanta/Gellert Global Group: Atalanta Corporation, part of Gellert Global Group, is America's largest privately held food importer and a key distribution partner to leading national retailers and foodservice companies. Since 1945, they have built a best-in-class portfolio of exclusive brands—including Cipriani Food, Beemster, and Snowdonia—and have backed emerging consumer favorites like OLIPOP, Clio Snacks, and Love Corn. As strategic partners to Pangea, the Gellerts bring deep operational knowledge, trusted industry relationships, and unmatched expertise in scaling food brands across channels.
Hudson Valley Farms: Hudson Valley Farms is a vertically integrated food manufacturer focused on premium proteins and specialty ingredients. The company produces high-end duck and chicken products, and also co-manufactures broths, rendered fats, and sauces for leading culinary brands. Hudson Valley is owned by the Ginor family and is closely affiliated with Pangea, offering operational infrastructure and manufacturing expertise to support platform growth.
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