Capital Resource Partners completed the sale of Spir-it Brands to Prospect Partners, a Chicago based private equity firm. Spirit Brands, best known for its custom Swizzle Sticks, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty and customized disposable plastic serving products sold worldwide through foodservice and specialty advertising distributors, restaurant chains, casinos, nightclubs and bars. Capital Resource Partners’ third fund invested $10.0 million in Spir-it in 1998 and 1999 to acquire the business and facilitate its acquisition strategy. In 1999, Spir-it acquired its primary competitor, ZooPiks. Since the original investment, Spir-it substantially improved its manufacturing processes through “lean” implementation.