Lawrence Benjamin

Specialty Foods Acquisition Corp. produces, marketes and distributes of bakery products, including bread, cookies and other baked goods. The Company operates bakery operations through its subsidiaries include Metz Baking Company ('Metz'), Mother's Cake & Cookie Co. ('Mother's'), Archway Cookies, Inc. ('Archway') and Andre-Boudin Bakeries, Inc. ('Boudin'). It operates in one business segment-bakery products (bread, cookies, baked goods and bakery cafes). The company is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

SFAC New Holdings, Inc. produces markets and distributes bakery products. It operates business through its direct wholly owned subsidiary, SFC New Holdings, Inc. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Kate Spade & Co. LLC designs and markets a range of apparel and accessories. It operates through the following segments: KATE SPADE North America, KATE SPADE International, and Adelington Design Group. The company was founded by Liz Claiborne, Art Ortenberg, Leonard Boxer, and Jerome Chazen in January 1976 and is headquartered New York, NY.

Ahold USA, Inc. operates retail grocery stores selling food, pharmacy, health, and beauty care items. It also operates an online internet grocer. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

Information Resources, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise market information solutions and services. Its solutions include market performance and strategy, consumer and shopper intelligence, analytics and in-market execution, media, and technology. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lake Forest Academy operates as a boarding and day school. It offers programs in arts, science, language, and personality development. The firm operates as a non-profit organization. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

The NutraSweet Co. manufactures and distributes sweetener products. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

ABB/Con-cise Optical Group LLC manufactures and distributes optical products. The firm offers soft lenses, custom soft lenses, gas permeable lenses, stock ophthalmic lenses and digital lenses. The company was founded by Angel Alvarez in 1989 and is headquartered in Coral Springs, FL.

Alvaco Trading Co. is a distributor of optical products, including contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, accessories and contact lens solutions. The company was founded on November 13, 1989 and it is headquartered in Coral Springs, FL.

International Crane Foundation, Inc. operates as a conservation organization that works to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways. The company was founded by Ronald Sauey, Forrest Hartmann and George Archibald in 1971 and is headquartered in Baraboo, WI.

Diversified Foodservice Supply, Inc. engages in the distribution of maintenance, repair and operations parts, supplies, equipment, and accessories to the foodservice industry. Its products include replacement parts and supplies for cooking and warming equipment, refrigeration, ware washing and food preparation equipment. It services restaurant equipment and supplies dealers, service agencies, restaurants, national chains and institutions. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Mount Prospect, IL.

Sun Products, Inc. manufactures and distributes toys, hobby goods, and gifts. It also supplies baby products, bags of all kinds, artificial finger nails, photo albums, and stationery. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN

Careismatic Brands, Inc. school uniforms.Its brands include Cherokee, Dickies, Skechers, Baby Phat and Rockers. The company was founded by Frank J. Weinstock in 1995 and is headquartered in Chatsworth, CA.

Alliant Foodservice, Inc. provided broadline food service distribution. It also distributed of national brands as Glenview Farms dairy, Bluewater Seafood and Luzzatti Italian product lines. The company was headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

New Mountain Capital LLC (New Mountain Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Steven Klinsky. The firm is headquartered in New York.