BERKELEY  CA  and BELLVUE  CO  October 30  2018 – Sovos Brands (“Sovos”)  a food and beverage company backed by Advent International (“Advent”)  today announced that it has signed a merger agreement under which noosa yoghurt  LLC (“noosa”)  a fast-growing premium yoghurt manufacturer also backed by Advent  will expand Sovos Brands into the yoghurt category