US food firm Tierra Farm acquires organic spice producer Señor Sabor

American organic food company Tierra Farm has acquired Señor Sabor, an organic spice company based in Pennsylvania.

Señor Sabor produces bulk and freshly ground, certified organic spices, as well as seasonings for retailers and food manufacturers. The company also offers a private-label service.

Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.

The acquisition is expected to help Tierra Farm improve the flavour of its trademark dry-roasted nuts.

Furthermore, the acquisition of Señor Sabor will allow the organic food company to begin selling products that can be used as separate food toppings and seasonings.

In February, the company acquired Maine-based Power of 3 Nutrition, which produces protein-rich seed blends that are used as condiments in salads, smoothies and other dishes.

Power of 3 Nutrition products will now be sold under the Tierra Farm Señor Sabor brand.

Based in New York, Tierra Farm is developing new combinations of seasonings. The company plans to introduce eight to 10 new seasonings to its spice portfolio by the end of the year.

The new seasonings include Everything But the Bagel, the company’s first new combination. This is a dry seasoning condiment that consists of the salty, seedy, garlicky, oniony flavours topping.

Tierra Farm chief executive officer Todd Kletter said: “After the acquisition of Power of 3 Nutrition, we realised that the dry seasoning market would be a natural brand extension of our core organic food product line.

“The addition of Señor Sabor to the Tierra Farm family of products means that we will be selling not only freshly flavoured nuts for snacking but also the organic seasoning we use, as separate food toppings and seasonings.”

Tierra Farm produces nuts, dried fruits, seeds, granola, chocolate and coffee.