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‫Cuisine Solutions الرائدة عالميًا في إنتاج أغذية متميّزة بتقنية السوفيد تحصل على تمويل استثماري بقيمة 250 مليون دولار من شركة Bain Capital

يهدف هذا الاستثمار إلى تسريع نمو الشركة وتوسيع أعمالها عالميًا وتحفيزها على تحقيق مزيد من الابتكارات في مجال الطهي

سترلينغ، فرجينيا، وبوسطن، ماساتشوستس، 6 يونيو 2022 / PRNewswire / — أعلنت اليوم شركة   Cuisine Solutions ، وهي شركة رائدة عالميًا في إنتاج منتجات غذائية متميّزة بتقنية السوفيد، عن حصولها على تمويل استثماري بقيمة 250 مليون دولار أمريكي من شركة Bain Capital بهدف تسريع نمو الشركة وتوسيع أعمالها عالميًا. وسيؤدي هذا الاستثمار (بحصة أقل من خمسين بالمائة من أسهم الشركة) إلى تعزيز مكانة شركة Cuisine Solutions في مجال إنتاج المنتجات الغذائية بتقنية السوفيد، وتوفير موارد إضافية لتسريع عمليات ابتكارها في المنتجات، وتوسيع أعمالها محليًا ودوليًا، بالإضافة إلى إقامة قواعد صناعية لها خارج الولايات المتحدة وفرنسا وتايلاند.

وستواصل شركة Cuisine Solutions عملها تحت قيادة فريق إدارتها الحالي، والذي يترأسه فيليبي هاسيلمان، الرئيس التنفيذي، وستانيسلاس فيلغرين، رئيس مجلس الإدارة؛ واللذان يملكان حصة مؤثرة من أسهم الشركة، مع احتفاظ عائلة فيلغرين بحصة مسيطرة.

وتُعدّ شركة Cuisine Solutions أكبر شركة في العالم متخصّصة في إنتاج المنتجات الغذائية بتقنية السوفيد وشريكًا رائدًا عالميًا في مجال ابتكارات الطهي، ويقع المقرّ الرئيسي للشركة في مدينة سترلينغ بولاية فرجينيا، ولها مقرّات في أمريكا الشمالية وأوروبا والشرق الأوسط وآسيا. كما تُعدّ Cuisine Solutions -التي تتمتع بسمعة طيبة لدى أفضل الطهاة وطواقم الطهي في العالم- شركة رائدة وذات خبرة كبيرة في مجال الطهي البطيء للمنتجات الغذائية باستخدام تقنية السوفيد؛ والتي ابتكرتها الشركة وعملت على تطويرها والترويج لها على مدار سنوات عديدة. وتوفر شركة Cuisine Solutions مجموعة متنوعة من المنتجات الغذائية المُعدّة بتقنية السوفيد لعملائها في قطاع تقديم خدمات الطعام، وقطاع النقل، والقطاع العسكري، وقطاع التجزئة في جميع أنحاء العالم بما في ذلك شركات أمتراك، وكوستكو، ودانكن، وستاربكس، وفنادق ومنتجعات هيلتون، وسلسلة مطاعم بانيرا، والعديد من الشركات الأخرى الرائدة في قطاعاتها.

 وفي تعليقه على هذا الخبر، قال السيد هاسيلمان: “بفضل هذه الشراكة الإستراتيجية، أصبح مستقبل شركتنا واعدًا بدرجة أكبر؛ فهذا التمويل الكبير سيدفعنا إلى تحقيق المزيد من النمو والتوسّع من خلال مواصلة ابتكاراتنا في العديد من فئات المنتجات. ونحن فخورون بكوننا شركة رائدة عالميًا في فنون وعلم الطهي باستخدام تقنية سوفيد، والتي تُعدّ حلًا مثاليًا يُتيح لعملائنا التغلب على العديد من الصعوبات التي يواجهونها داخل المطابخ وخارجها. ومن خلال هذا التمويل الاستثماري، سنتمكّن من تسريع إقامة قواعد صناعية لشركتنا في جميع أنحاء العالم، بالإضافة إلى زيادة شراكاتنا التجارية، كما سنتمكّن من تقوية سلاسل التوريد الخاصّة بشركتنا؛ وهو ما سيوفر نطاق أعمال إضافي يسهم في تلبية الاحتياجات المتنامية لشركائنا العالميين الذين يعتمدون على منتجاتنا يوميًا في عشرات الآلاف من المواقع”.

وبدوره، قال السيد فيلغرين: “عند تأسيسي لشركة Cuisine Solutions كنت أطمح أن تكون أفضل شركة في العالم في مجال إنتاج المنتجات الغذائية وابتكار منتجات جديدة، وأن نتمكّن من عقد شراكات مع أفضل الشركات العاملة في هذا المجال، وبناء سمعة عالمية للشركة من خلال تميّزنا بالجودة وضخامة الإنتاج وتعدّد الابتكارات. وإنّ دعم شركة استثمارات عالمية كبيرة مثل Bain Capital لرؤية شركتنا إنّما يدل على نجاح شركتنا في مهمّتها الأصلية وعلى المستقبل الواعد لقطاع عملنا ككل. وأنا فخور للغاية بالإنجازات التي حققتها شركتنا منذ بدايتها المتواضعة في عام 1990 وحتى الآن، كما أتطلع إلى أن تسهم شراكتنا مع Bain Capital في ترسيخ ريادة الشركة ومساعدتها على مواكبة الاحتياجات المستقبلية لقطاع المنتجات الغذائية من خلال الابتكار”.

ومن جانبه، قال كريستيان جيتيانو، مدير إداري بشركة Bain Capital : “لقد كان أداء ستانيسلاس وفيليبي وفريق إدارة شركة Cuisine Solutions بأكمله أداءً متميّزًا في تأسيس الشركة وجعلها رائدة عالميًا في السوق سريع النمو لمنتجات السوفيد، والتي تحظى بتقدير العديد من كبار الطهاة في العالم. وإنّ مجموعة ابتكارات الشركة الفريدة في مجال الطهي توفر منتجات ذات جودة عالية واتساق عالٍ، وسلامة غذائية أفضل، وتكاليف أقل؛ وهو ما يجعل من تعاملات الشركة مع عملائها مربحة لجميع الأطراف في بيئة الاقتصاد الكلي الحالية”. وأضاف جيفري تشونغ، مدير بشركة Bain Capital : “نحن سعداء بشراكتنا مع شركة Cuisine Solutions ودعمنا لخطط النمو التي وضعها فريق إدارتها، بالإضافة إلى تحسين قيمة المنتجات التي تعرضها الشركة على عملائها بوصفها شريك الابتكار المفضل في مجال الطهي لعلامات تجارية مرموقة في قطاعات المطاعم والتجزئة والسياحة والسفر والضيافة”.

 ولشركة Bain Capital تاريخ طويل في عقد شراكات مع شركات عاملة في قطاعات السلع الاستهلاكية والتجزئة والمطاعم بهدف تسريع وتيرة نمو هذه الشركات. وتشمل قائمة الشركات ذات الصلة بقطاع المطاعم وخدمات تقديم الطعام ومنتجات البقالة التي قامت Bain Capital بتمويلها ما يلي: شركة Advantage Solutions (رمز التداول في بورصة ناسداك: ADV) ، وشركة Bloomin’ Brands (رمز التداول في بورصة ناسداك: BLMN) ، وشركة Brakes لتوزيع المنتجات الغذائية، وشركة Burger King (رمز التداول في بورصة نيويورك: QSR) ، وشركة Dessert القابضة، وشركة Dunkin’ Brand ، وسلسلة مطاعم Domino’s للبيتزا (رمز التداول في بورصة نيويورك: DPZ) ، وشركة Gail’s Bakery ، وشركة Retail Zoo ، وشركة Skylark للمطاعم، ومجموعة Valeo للمنتجات الغذائية.

ومن المتوقع إتمام الصفقة خلال الربع الثاني من عام 2022، وذلك بعد استيفاء الطرفين للشروط المعتادة للإتمام.

ولإتمام هذه الصفقة، استعانت شركة Cuisine Solutions بشركة Moelis & Company (ش.ذ.م.م) كمستشار مالي حصري ووكيل وحيد في عملية التمويل الاستثماري، وبشركة McDermott Will & Emery في مجال الاستشارات القانونية. كما استعانت شركة Bain Capital بشركة BofA Securities في مجال الاستشارات المالية، وبشركة Kirkland and Ellis في مجال الاستشارات القانونية.

عن شركة Cuisine Solutions

شركة Cuisine Solutions هي شركة رائدة عالميًا في مجال إنتاج المنتجات الغذائية بتقنية السوفيد، وهي تقنية دقيقة لطهي الأطعمة بطريقة بطيئة ابتكرتها الشركة وعملت على تطويرها والترويج لها على مدار العقود الماضية، ويدير الشركة فريق دولي من طهاة حائزين على جوائز في الطهي. وقد بدأت الشركة المعروفة بابتكاراتها المتميّزة استخدام تقنية السوفيد في إنتاج مجموعة واسعة من فئات المنتجات الغذائية، مثل المنتجات البروتينية والصلصات والحبوب والمنتجات النباتية، بالإضافة إلى منتجاتها من وجبات البيض التي تحظى بشعبية كبيرة. وتتميّز منتجات السوفيد المبسترة التي تنتجها الشركة بمدّة صلاحية تبلغ 18 شهرًا وهي مجمّدة، وستة أيام بعد فك التجميد، كما يمكن الانتهاء من إعدادها للأكل خلال دقائق معدودة. وهذه الميزات تسهم في توفير الوقت لمقدّمي خدمات الطعام وللطهاة في المنازل، وتيّسر أيّ صعوبات يمكن أن تواجه سلاسل التوريد، كما تُعدّ حلًا مثاليًا لتقليل النفايات وخفض تكاليف العمالة بدرجة كبيرة. ويقع المقرّ الرئيسي لشركة Cuisine Solutions في مدينة سترلينغ بولاية فرجينيا، وتقدّم الشركة خدماتها لأكثر من 22000 مطعم و6000 تاجر تجزئة، بالإضافة إلى العديد من شركات الطيران والفنادق الكبرى. لمزيد من المعلومات عن الشركة، يُرجى زيارة موقعها الإلكتروني:   www.cuisinesolutions.com .

عن تقنية الطهي “سوفيد”

تقنية السوفيد “ Sous vide ” (كلمة فرنسية تعني “تحت التفريغ الهوائي”) هي تقنية طهي مبتكرة يتم خلالها وضع الأطعمة في أكياس وتفريغها من الهواء، وتسخينها بعد ذلك في الماء حتى تنضج تمامًا. وقد ابتكر هذه التقنية د. برونو غوسولت (الذي أصبح لاحقًا كبير العلماء في شركة Cuisine Solutions ) في عام 1971 بهدف تحسين ملمس الطعام ونكهته، مع الحفاظ على سلامة المكوّنات الطبيعية للأطعمة المطهية. وقد اكتشف د. غوسولت أنّ استخدام تقنية سوفيد -والتي يتم خلالها طهي الطعام ببطء في درجة حرارة أقل قليلًا من المعتاد في أكياس محكمة الغلق ومفرغة من الهواء ومصنّعة للطهي خصيصًا- قد أدّى إلى حدوث تحسُّن ملحوظ في نكهة الطعام وقلل من انكماشه مقارنة بطرق الطهي التقليدية. وقد تمكّنت شركة Cuisine Solutions -بفضل خبرتها العريقة في استخدام تقنية السوفيد وابتكاراتها المتواصلة في علوم الطهي- من إنتاج أطعمة ذات جودة مماثلة لأطعمة المطاعم التي يثق فيها ويفضلها كبار الطهاة وعشاق الأطعمة المتميّزة في جميع أنحاء العالم.

عن شركة Bain Capital

Bain Capital (شركة ذات شراكة محدودة) هي شركة خاصّة رائدة عالميًا في مجال الاستثمارات البديلة متعدّدة الأصول تحرص على تحقيق أثر إيجابي دائم لمستثمريها وفرق عملها وشركاتها والمجتمعات التي تزاول فيها أعمالها. ومنذ تأسيسها في عام 1984، عملت الشركة على تحقيق رؤيتها والاستفادة من خبراتها والاعتماد على مواردها لتوسيع استثماراتها في العديد من فئات الأصول، مثل الأسهم الخاصّة، والائتمانات، والأسهم العامة، ورؤوس الأموال الاستثمارية المخاطرة، والعقارات، وغير ذلك من فئات الأصول الإستراتيجية. وللشركة مكاتب في أربع قارات، ويعمل بها أكثر من 1300 موظف، وتدير استثمارات في الأصول بقيمة 160 مليار دولار أمريكي تقريبًا. لمعرفة المزيد من المعلومات عن الشركة، يُرجى زيارة موقعها الإلكتروني:   www.baincapital.com .

للتواصل الإعلامي:
 للتواصل مع شركة Cuisine Solutions
 روبرت كوري هاي / دينيس فينيغان
 شركة R. Couri Hay للعلاقات العامة الإبداعية
 بريد إلكتروني: Couri@rcourihaycpr.com  |  Denise@rcourihaycpr.com
 هاتف رقم: 212-580-0835

للتواصل مع شركة Bain Capital
 سكوت ليسن / شارلين لاسك ستانتون
 هاتف رقم:
502-3569 (646) / 502-3549 (646)
 بريد إلكتروني: slessne@stantonprm.com  /  clusk@stantonprm.com

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Situation Report on the Response to the Pandemic due to Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) – Written and published on June 05, 2022

In total, 30 of the 43 new cases of Covid-19 reported on June 4 and 5, 2022 came from the community out of 1,446 screening tests carried out; i.e. a positivity rate of 2.07%.

The district of Vumbi, which has experienced an epidemic outbreak since April 18, 2022, reported 10 new positive cases of Covid-19 out of 329 RDTs carried out, i.e. a respective positivity rate of 3.04%.

41% of districts (20 out of 49 in the country) have tested in the past 48 hours

On average, the weekly screening rate has been 15.4 tests per 10,000 inhabitants since the beginning of 2022.

Forty-six (46) health workers who tested positive have been officially reported.

The national total is 14,388 people who received at least 1 dose, including 13,811 completely vaccinated (CV = 0.11% of the general population)

Source: Government of Burundi

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Regional press review/Rwanda threatens to retaliate against “new attacks” from the DRC

Rwanda will retaliate against any new attacks launched from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Rwandan foreign minister has warned, as tensions between the two neighboring countries rise, writes The East African .

Diplomatic tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa have escalated in recent days as the two sides trade accusations of aiding armed groups operating in eastern DRC.

“If the attacks continue, Rwanda has the right and the capacity to retaliate. Should we let everyone shoot us and shut up? As a government, we have a duty to protect the lives of Rwandans”, warned Vincent Biruta, Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs during a press conference in Kigali on May 31. And to maintain that his country does not want war, but peace.

On May 28, Congolese authorities suspended Rwanda’s national airline RwandAir after accusing Kigali of supporting the M23 rebel group, prompting the airline to cancel all flights to the DRC, reports The East African .

Relations between the two countries began to thaw after DRC President Felix Tshisekedi took office in 2019, but recent fighting between Congolese forces and the M23 has reignited tensions.

On Monday, May 30, hundreds of people staged a protest in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, calling for the expulsion of the Rwandan ambassador.

The UN said last week that the new clashes had displaced 72,000 people and that they were facing constant violence and the looting of their homes.

“A failure of the international community”

What is happening in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a failure of the international community, said Stéphanie Nyombayire, the press attaché to the Rwandan presidency. “MONUSCO can no longer claim observer status. It’s complicity,” she said.

According to The New Times , the press attaché to the Rwandan presidency also dismissed claims recently raised by Kinshasa that the government supports the M23 rebels. She stressed that this is an internal problem for which the Congolese state must find a solution.

She reiterated that Rwanda has no interest in destabilizing eastern DRC, a position that has been echoed by various officials, including Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta.

However, she stressed that Kigali’s demand remains the same as it has always been: “That the more than 20,000 soldiers of MONUSCO fulfill their two-decade mandate and that the FDLR be treated as genocidaires and not benefit impunity to attack our country”.

South Kivu: demonstrations in Bukavu against “the aggression of the DRC by Rwanda”

According to the Congolese daily Actualité.Cd , thousands of people from different social strata demonstrated this Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in the city of Bukavu, capital of the province of South Kivu, to say no to the aggression of the DRC by Rwanda through the M23.

“We demand the immediate severance of diplomatic relations with the country identified as the aggressor. There is no point in maintaining diplomatic relations with a country at open war against our dear country, the Congo. The closure of all our land, lake and air borders with the aggressor country. The taking of economic sanctions against Rwanda and the freezing of the assets of all Rwandan economic operators operating on Congolese territory”, reads the memorandum of the living forces of the province of South Kivu addressed to the President of the Republic.

In addition, they demand the immediate termination and cancellation of all contracts signed with Rwanda, including the one relating to the exploitation of our minerals.

For the president of the consultation framework of civil society in South Kivu, Zozo Sakali, the population must now take charge of itself. “We are mobilized today as one man to say no and no to aggression. We felt that it is high time to ask the population to raise our long-bowed foreheads from now on”.

Students also say they are mobilized to accompany the armed forces to the war front to defend national integrity: “We provide 100% support to the FARDC”.

The African Union calls for dialogue between the DRC and Rwanda

According to The East African , Senegalese President Macky Sall, who also chairs the African Union, has called for dialogue between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as tensions escalate between the two countries over a resurgence of the group. rebel M23.

He also urged Angolan President João Lourenço, also president of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), to lead the peace talks between the DRC and Rwanda.

“I am seriously concerned about the rising tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. I call for calm and dialogue between the two countries, and for the peaceful resolution of the crisis with the support of regional mechanisms and the African Union,” reads a tweet from Macky Sall, who holds the rotating presidency. of the African Union.

During a briefing on the situation in North Kivu on May 30, the spokesperson for the DRC government, Patrick Muyaya insisted that his country will make peace with those who want peace.

“Whatever the nature of the crisis, we cannot close the doors to the possibility of talks. Even if there is war today, we will end up talking”.

EAC: Towards a single currency by 2024

According to Uganda’s Minister for East African Community (EAC) Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga, the EAC will have a single currency by 2024, if all goes as planned.

Speaking at the Uganda-DRC business summit in Kinshasa, Minister Kadaga said member states of the East African Community are currently working on some details to choose a country to host the West African Monetary Institute. East, which would later become the Central Bank of East Africa, says Daily Monitor .

“By the end of this year, we should know which country will host the monetary institute. We hope that if we go as planned, by 2024 we will have a single currency,” she said. And to note that Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Kenya have already submitted requests to host the institute.

According to Daily Monitor , only four countries, apart from the DRC, have so far ratified the protocol on the single currency. South Sudan remains an observer state, as it has not yet harmonized its internal laws and still has laws that prevent the free movement of people.

Monetary Union is the third stage of EAC regional integration which should be crowned by Political Federation. EAC member states are working towards the full realization of a customs union and common market, despite a number of challenges, including non-tariff barriers, trade blocs and closed border points.

Kenya: The resurgence of positive cases for covid-19 worries

Kenyans are urged to wear the masks as the country prepares for a potential new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes The East African.

According to Francis Kuria, director of public health at the Ministry of Health, the positivity rate has been rising since the beginning of May, reaching 5.6% and an average of 3.3% per week. He urges Kenyans to wear masks: “Covid-19 numbers are going crescendo”.

When the containment measures were lifted, the positivity rate was around 1%. At the beginning of May, it was around 0.1%. As a result, the rate rose to 5.6%.

Since March, Kenya has lifted mandatory mask-wearing. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe had decided to lift the wearing of masks in open public places, but had encouraged citizens to continue wearing masks in public ceremonies and large gatherings.

Uganda/ Karamoja: Hunger kills 200 children a year

More than 200 children die each year from malnutrition or lack of adequate nutrition in Karamoja, especially in Moroto and Kaabong districts, health officials in the Karamoja sub-region have said.

According to The Observer, the deaths are linked to lack of food and poverty in the region. According to the annual Integrated Classification Report (IPC), about 520,000 people are in urgent need of health care, including nearly 200,000 under the age of five. The Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rate among children under five has fallen from 9.7% in 2020 to 10.7% in 2022.

The director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the Karamoja region, Rebecca Kwagala, explains that the prevalence of acute malnutrition among children in Karamoja is 13.1%; 21.9 and 19.6% in Moroto and Kaabong districts.

“A total of 22,740 children suffering from severe wasting in the region need urgent treatment. Only 24.7% (6,238) received treatment between January and March 2022.”

According to the Director of the Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, Steven Mpade, cases of malnutrition are so high in the nine districts of the Karamoja sub-region: “More than 200 children die every year. The situation is worse in Kaabong and Moroto districts”.

Access to drinking water is 20% in the region. Hand washing is therefore a challenge. “More than 52% have no toilets, which contributes to the transmission of diarrheal infections,” he laments.

Source: IWACU Burundi

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Kenya: Raila Odinga and William Ruto’s presidential candidacies approved

Two months before the general elections are held in Kenya, political tensions are rising a notch. This is when presidential candidates seek approval from the Independent Electoral and Conscription Commission (IEBC). Done since this weekend.

The presidential candidate of the UDA, at the same time vice-president of the Republic, William Ruto, was approved this Saturday, June 4 to stand in the elections of August by the Kenyan Electoral Commission.

Electoral Commission Chief Wafula Chebukati made the announcement this Saturday, June 4, in the Bomas of Kenya hall after Ruto and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua presented their letters seeking approval to the Electoral Commission.

In his message, Vice President William Ruto thanked the IEBC for its role in ensuring that Kenyans hold credible elections and urged them to remain honest in carrying out their duties.

“I am delighted to receive a certificate that will allow me and my deputy to participate in the August elections. We are confident that we will work hard with you,” he said.

This Sunday, it was the turn of Raila Odinga and his deputy Martha Karua to present their letters of request for approval to the Kenyan Electoral Commission, the IEBC.

And Raila Odinga received his certificate of endorsement of his presidential candidacy from IEBC President, Wafula Chebukati, in the Bomas of Kenya hall this Sunday, June 5.

Speaking after the exercise, Odinga called on the electoral body to discharge its role in a free and fair manner to ensure the credibility of the national elections.

“We are convinced that the Electoral Commission is empowered to organize free and fair elections. Therefore, we would like to urge this institution to hold free elections as Kenyans expect,” the veteran Kenyan politician said.

Odinga also called on Kenyans to conduct themselves peacefully during and after the election period. He also promised to present himself with his supporters in a manner consistent with the requirements of the electoral laws.

Source: IWACU Burundi

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Fenadeb: the cases of child victims of aggression and violence remain alarming

The numbers of child victims of aggression continue to rise. Remarks made by Yves Ishimwe, program manager within the Fenadeb (National Federation of associations involved in the field of childhood in Burundi). It was on the occasion of the celebration of the international day dedicated to child victims of aggression celebrated on June 4 of each year.

1,195 cases of child victims of aggression and violence were recorded during the year 2021. Figures published by the program manager within Fenadeb. According to him, there are many cases of sexual assault which number 325.

However, the Fenadeb program officer indicated that the amicable settlement is one of the obstacles in their fight against violence and aggression against children.

Because according to him, these violence and these attacks are most of the times committed by people known in the entourage. “Parents of raped or assaulted children prefer to make amicable arrangements for fear of denouncing the perpetrators who are often neighbors or relatives or even people enjoying some protection”.

For Fenadeb, it is time for the government to take the lead in the fight against aggression and violence against children. It offers a strong awareness of children’s rights and child protection.

“Many people don’t know what child protection is and that’s deplorable,” laments Yves Ishimwe, program manager at Fenadeb.

According to the National Federation of Associations Engaged in the Field of Childhood in Burundi, 1,162 cases of aggression and violence against children were recorded in the year 2020.

Source: IWACU Burundi

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Cuisine Solutions, Global Leader and Pioneer in Sous Vide Premium Foods, Announces $250 Million Growth Investment from Bain Capital

Investment to Accelerate Company’s Growth and Global Expansion and Drive Further Culinary Innovation

STERLING, Va. and BOSTON, Mass., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cuisine Solutions Inc., the global leader and pioneer in sous vide premium foods, today announced a $250 million investment from Bain Capital to accelerate its growth and global expansion. The minority investment will further establish Cuisine Solutions’ authority in the sous vide category, provide additional resources to support accelerated product innovation, and expand its business domestically and internationally as well as the company’s global manufacturing footprint beyond the United States, France, and Thailand.

Cuisine Solutions will continue to operate under the leadership of the existing management team, led by Chief Executive Officer, Felipe Hasselmann, and Chairman, Stanislas Vilgrain, who remain significant owners in the business, in addition to the Vilgrain family retaining a controlling interest.

Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, Cuisine Solutions is the largest sous vide company in the world and a leading culinary innovation partner, with locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Recognized by the world’s top chefs and kitchens, the company is the production and thought leader on the innovative slow-cooking technique that it pioneered, perfected, and popularized. Cuisine Solutions provides prepared sous vide food products to food service, on-board, military, and retail customers worldwide including Amtrak, Costco, Dunkin’, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Panera, and Starbucks among many other industry leaders.

“Our future, while bright before this strategic partnership, is now even more exciting as we see substantial runway to drive growth and expansion through continued innovation across multiple product categories,” said Hasselmann. “We are proud to be the leader in the art and science of sous vide, which is the answer to so many of the challenges our clients face inside and outside of the kitchen. This investment will enable us to rapidly scale our worldwide manufacturing infrastructure, business partnerships, and fortify our supply chain, thereby creating additional scale to meet the growing needs of the global partners who rely on our products every day across tens of thousands of locations.”

“My vision when founding Cuisine Solutions was to be the best innovator and food producer in our space, develop best-in-class partnerships, and have our reputation speak for itself through our quality, scale, and innovation,” said Vilgrain. “To have a world-class investment firm of Bain Capital’s caliber support our vision speaks to the success of our original mission and to the exciting future of our industry. I am extremely proud of our accomplishments from our humble start in 1990 to today and am looking forward to building together with Bain Capital a leading, innovative food company of the future.”

“Stanislas, Felipe, and the management team have done an outstanding job building Cuisine Solutions into a clear leader in the fast-growing sous vide market that is recognized by many of the world’s top chefs. The company’s unique range of culinary innovations offer higher quality and consistency, better food safety, and lower costs, which is a win-win for their customers in the current macroeconomic environment,” said Cristian Jitianu, a Managing Director at Bain Capital. “We are excited to partner with Cuisine Solutions and support the management team’s growth plans while further enhancing the value proposition as the preferred culinary innovation partner to blue-chip restaurant, retail, travel, and hospitality brands,” added Jeffrey Chung, a Director at Bain Capital.

Bain Capital has a long history of partnering with companies in the consumer, retail, and restaurant industries to accelerate growth. The firm’s restaurant, food service, and grocery-related investments have included Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ: ADV), Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN), Brakes Group Food Distribution, Burger King (NYSE: QSR), Dessert Holdings, Dunkin’ Brands Inc., Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), Gail’s Bakery, Retail Zoo, Skylark Restaurants, and Valeo Foods.

The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

Moelis & Company LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor and sole placement agent and McDermott Will & Emery acted as legal advisor to Cuisine Solutions in connection with the transaction. BofA Securities served as financial advisor and Kirkland and Ellis served as legal advisor to Bain Capital.

About Cuisine Solutions
Led by an international team of award-winning chefs, Cuisine Solutions is the world’s leading manufacturer of sous vide products — the innovative, precise slow-cooking technique the Company pioneered, perfected, and popularized decades ago. Renowned for its innovation, the Company has launched sous vide products across a wide spectrum of categories – including proteins, sauces, grain and plant-based products, and its hugely popular egg bites.  Their pasteurized sous vide items offer 18 months shelf life frozen, six days when defrosted, and can be oven finished in mere minutes. This allows food service and home cooks to save time, simplify the complexity of any supply chain challenges, and is a perfect solution to significantly reduce waste and labor costs. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, Cuisine Solutions services more than 22,000 restaurants and 6,000 retailers, as well as major airlines and hotels. For more information, visit www.cuisinesolutions.com.

About Sous Vide
Sous vide – French for “under-vacuum” – is an innovative cooking technique in which food is vacuum sealed and heated in water until cooked to perfection.  In 1971, Dr. Bruno Goussault (who would later become Chief Scientist at Cuisine Solutions) developed sous vide as a way of improving the texture and flavor, while maintaining the natural integrity of cooked foods. Dr. Goussault discovered that the sous vide approach – whereby food is slowly cooked at slightly-lower-than-usual temperature in specially designed, vacuum sealed pouches – resulted in notable flavor enhancement and a reduction in food shrinkage compared to conventional cooking methods. Cuisine Solutions’ heritage in sous vide – and its continuous innovation in the science – has allowed the Company to consistently deliver restaurant-quality products that are trusted and favored by top chefs and discerning foodies around the world.

About Bain Capital
Bain Capital, LP is one of the world’s leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Since our founding in 1984, we’ve applied our insight and experience to organically expand into numerous asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital, real estate and other strategic areas of focus. The firm has offices on four continents, more than 1,300 employees and approximately $160 billion in assets under management. To learn more, visit www.baincapital.com.

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