SAN ANTONIO — Texas’ oldest family-owned business, C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc., has been acquired by PPC Partners.

“For over 166 years, C.H. Guenther has provided innovative products with excellent customer service to leading global customers. We are delighted to partner with a group like PPC Partners that shares our values and commitment to employees, customers and suppliers,” C.H. Guenther CEO Dale Tremblay said.

The San Antonio-based company manufactures a wide variety of grain-based and seasoning products, including artisan breads, buns, rolls, biscuits, gravy mixes, frozen appetizers, spices and desserts. It also sells products under labels Pioneer, White Wings, Sun-Bird and Morrison.

“CHG is a clear market leader with an outstanding management team,” Tony Pritzker, Chairman and CEO of PPC Partners, said. “Combining our flexible capital base and industry knowledge with this management team will enable the company to generate new opportunities for growth while continuing the family legacy.”

C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc. was founded in Texas in 1851 by German immigrant Carl Hilmar Guenther. The company employs over 2,500 people across the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.