Pitbladdo Holdings serves wine fest

FORT MYERS — Pitbladdo Holdings will help raise millions of dollars at the Southwest Florida Wine and Food Fest in Fort Myers in 2016 as the title sponsor, the company says.

Pitbladdo Holdings is a closely held private equity company. You can read a recent profile of the company in the Business Observer by clicking here.

This year, the Fort Myers wine festival raised $3.35 million. The Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida is the primary beneficiary of the event, which has raised $15 million in the last seven years.

“This latest sponsorship represents a continuation of our personal and business support of this great community effort,” said Richard Pitbladdo, the firm's founder and namesake.

The wine and food festival is scheduled for Feb. 26 and 27, 2016.