LONDON, UK – Monday, 5 January 2026 – Sunridge Partners (“Sunridge”), a specialist food, beverage, and agribusiness investment firm is pleased to announce the sale of JDM Food Group (“JDM”), one of the UK’s leading food and ingredient manufacturers to Newly Weds Foods (“Newly Weds”), owned by Redwood Holdings (“Redwood”).
Sunridge invested in and partnered with JDM in 2021, to meaningfully invest in culinary innovation, expand production capabilities, and attract a diverse and highly talented team. JDM is well known for sauces, marinades, pastes, purees, and a range of other culinary products that are sold into leading retailers, manufacturers, and food service providers.
Philipp Saumweber, Managing Partner of Sunridge said: “JDM exemplifies what we look for in partnerships: exceptional teams that share our values and unique companies that have outsized growth potential. Working alongside CEO Aisling Kemp and her team, we have repositioned JDM as a culinary leader in sauces and delivered substantial business expansion and operational excellence. We are grateful for the rewarding partnership with this high-calibre team. Newly Weds Foods inherit a fantastic business and we are delighted for JDM to continue its successful journey in driving Newly Weds’ wider UK and European ambitions.”
Aisling Kemp, CEO of JDM commented: “On behalf of everyone at JDM, we want to thank Philipp and the team at Sunridge for their partnership over the past four and a half years. Together, much has been achieved. Today is an exciting step forward for the business as we begin our new ownership under Newly Weds Foods. Their vision for JDM and the growth opportunities that it brings for not only our team, but our customers and suppliers, is incredible. We look forward to accelerating the growth of both Newly Weds and JDM across wet and dry flavours with innovation and culinary excellence at the heart of everything we do.”
Brian Johnson, Group CEO, Newly Weds Foods commented: “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of JDM Food Group, a company known for its strong growth, talented leadership, and commitment to culinary innovation and execution. JDM’s people and well invested facilities make it a natural complement to Newly Weds Foods, and we are very excited to carry forward the growth and momentum that Aisling and the JDM team have achieved. Together, we are strengthening our sauces and coatings capabilities and building greater scale across the UK and mainland Europe to better serve our collective customers across the foodservice, manufacturing, retail, and prepared meals channels.”
About Sunridge
Sunridge Partners is a dedicated food, beverage, and agribusiness investment firm. The firm partners with exceptional companies to guide them through rapid yet sustainable growth to become clear leaders. Sunridge has significant sectoral strategic, operational, development, and financial expertise from nearly 15 years of deploying capital across the value chain. A flexible model allows the firm to provide patient capital, deep industry expertise and relationships, and a hands-on approach to achieving outsized returns for all stakeholders.
For more information, please see www.sunridgepartners.com.
About JDM
Based in Bicker, Lincolnshire, UK, JDM has over 20 years of experience sourcing, creating, processing, and distributing a range of fresh and natural products. Operating out of a newly expanded facility, JDM employs around 400 skilled people, including seasonal production teams. The Company’s commitment to providing high quality, innovative, and differentiated products, while maintaining rigorous operating standards and sustainability, makes JDM a trusted supplier of choice.
For more information, please see www.jdmfoodgroup.co.uk.
About Newly Weds Foods
Headquartered in Chicago, Newly Weds Foods is a global leader in the production of food coatings, seasonings, sauces, and functional ingredients for the food ingredient, processing, and food service industries. In addition to 18 North American manufacturing facilities, Newly Weds operates 13 plants throughout the UK, Canada, China, India, Poland, Australia, Thailand, the Philippines, and New Zealand, which collectively support customers in over 80 countries around the world.
For more information, please see www.newlywedsfoods.com.