MBC Companies, a diversified frozen foods company, announced that it has acquired Alpha Foods (Alpha), a family-owned frozen pizza manufacturer based in Waller, Texas. This partnership expands MBC’s manufacturing footprint, accelerates product innovation, and strengthens its ability to serve customers coast-to-coast across multiple channels. MBC is a portfolio company of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investments in the food, beverage and pet industries.
Alpha is a privately held, family-owned frozen foods manufacturer based in Waller, Texas. Founded in 1984 by Greek immigrants George and Athena Sarandos, Alpha has grown from a regional foodservice distributor into a respected national producer of frozen pizzas and pizza components. Alpha serves institutional and retail customers, including K-12 schools, national grocery chains, and leading consumer packaged goods brands across the country.
Headquartered in McDonald, Tenn., MBC manufactures a wide range of frozen breakfast and lunch products for foodservice, K-12 schools, private label retail, convenience stores and quick-service restaurants. The company operates three large-scale production facilities in Lebanon and Wilkes-Barre, Penn. The Alpha acquisition marks MBC’s second major investment in the pizza category, following its January 2025 acquisition of Nardone Brothers Baking. Together, these moves position MBC as a one-stop solution for frozen meals across all dayparts – from breakfast to lunch to late-night dining – serving the evolving needs of its customers.
