Dianne's Fine Desserts, a provider of gourmet frozen thaw-and-serve desserts for the foodservice industry, announced its acquisition of retail desserts creator Daystar Desserts of Ashland, VA. 

Acknowledged leaders in the foodservice and retail sectors, the partnering of Dianne's Fine Desserts with Daystar Desserts will provide a full complement of products, services, technology, innovation and distribution for its customers.

According to Mike Knowles, CEO of Dianne's Fine Desserts, "Daystar Desserts has an established reputation for culinary excellence, strong market insight and rapid execution of emerging trends. This exciting partnership will leverage Daystar's retail products and production capabilities as we expand our frozen and in-store bakery distribution and gourmet offerings."

Daystar Desserts is the creator of the World's Best Cheesecake as well as various private label in-store bakery desserts. Founded seventeen years ago by culinary chef John Fernandez in his mother's kitchen, daily production for Daystar Desserts has grown from fifteen to 15,000 cakes a day. The Company which operates under kosher supervision, has an SQF Level 2 rating and has won numerous awards and recognition, including the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique de New York. "Our partnership with Dianne's Fine Desserts is a synergistic win," says Daystar's President Fernandez, "enabling us to grow and expand our business platforms with each company contributing our unique expertise and product insights for the benefit of our customers."

Dianne's Fine Desserts, headquartered in Newburyport, MA, is the foodservice industry's leading supplier of frozen brownies/bars, cheesecakes, layer cakes and individual specialty desserts. Dianne's two manufacturing facilities are state-of-art facilities and fully GFSI certified. Daystar Desserts will operate as a division of Dianne's Fine Desserts.