Industry
Food & Beverage
Target Company
Lillie's Q Sauces & Rubs
Buyer/Investor
OWS Foods
Founded in 2010 by two-time World Barbecue Champion, Chef Charlie McKenna, Lillie’s Q is an established barbeque brand known for its authentic Southern flavors and premium quality sauces, rubs, and seasonings. Growing up in Greenville, South Carolina, McKenna learned the art of true Southern BBQ from his Grandma Lillie, whom he named the company after. As he traveled the BBQ competition circuit from Memphis to Alabama and the Carolinas, he created a sauce unique to each region. In 2014, with co-founder Brian Golinvaux, the Company commercialized its premium products into a CPG portfolio sold into retail grocery stores.