Marquee Brands acquires Emeril Lagasse brand

Marquee Brands LLC, New York, acquired the Emeril Lagasse brand and all related intellectual property from Sequential Brands Group, New York. Through this acquisition, Marquee Brands will establish a home and food division with two preeminent brands.

Founded by Emeril Lagasse, the Emeril Lagasse brand entails a variety of easy-to-prepare frozen snacks and refrigerated pasta.

"This transformative acquisition allows Marquee Brands to enter the home, food and media sectors," says Zachary Sigel, managing director, Neuberger Berman, the New York-based parent company of Marquee Brands. "The addition of new partners, customers and capabilities will further diversify Marquee Brands, improving its position as a preeminent global brand owner.”

"We are committed to making impactful investments across marketing and our established e-commerce platform to support these brands. We look forward to this best-in-class team joining our organization to help us drive continued growth," says Michael DeVirgilio, president of Marquee Brands.