About Endres Holdings
A private family office rooted in entrepreneurship and built for generations.
Our Firm
Endres Holdings, LLC is a private family office and holding company headquartered in Hastings, Minnesota. Organized as a Minnesota LLC on January 24, 2013, the firm manages a diversified portfolio spanning commercial real estate, hospitality, multifamily housing, residential development, golf and recreation, self-storage, manufacturing, venture capital, private equity, technology, healthcare, and alternative investments.
The portfolio encompasses properties and investments across Minnesota, Arizona, and nationally through fund partnerships with over 40 institutional investment managers. With 530+ investment accounts across all asset classes, the family office maintains one of the most diversified private portfolios in the Upper Midwest.
The roots of Endres Holdings trace back to the Endres family farm in Hampton, Minnesota. Leon J. Endres founded Endres Processing LLC in 1991, a company that pioneered the large-scale conversion of expired bakery and snack food products into nutritious feed supplements for livestock. That company grew to over $200 million in annual revenue and ten facilities before being sold to Reconserve, Inc. in 2014. The same entrepreneurial principles that built Endres Processing — hard work, operational discipline, creative problem-solving, and a willingness to invest in undervalued opportunities — continue to guide the family's investment strategy today.
Investment Philosophy
Operational Mindset
As former operators of a $200M+ national business, the Endres family evaluates investments as businesses — assessing management quality, operational efficiency, and growth potential.
Diversification Across Asset Classes
The portfolio spans real estate, hospitality, venture capital, private equity, credit, technology, healthcare, and alternative investments.
Regional Strength with National Reach
The core real estate portfolio is concentrated in Minnesota and Arizona, while investment activities extend nationally through venture capital funds, private equity partnerships, and technology investments.
Proven Fund Managers
Endres Holdings invests in funds with demonstrated track records, maintaining long-term relationships with top-performing managers across multiple fund vintages.
Tax-Efficient Structuring
The family office utilizes Qualified Opportunity Zone investments and other tax-advantaged structures to maximize after-tax returns.
Generational Perspective
Investments are evaluated with a multi-generational time horizon, prioritizing sustainable value creation over short-term gains.
By the Numbers
14
Active Properties
1.5M+
Square Feet
660+
Residential Units
590+
Hotel Rooms
Our Story
The roots of Endres Holdings trace back to the Endres family farm in Hampton, Minnesota, where Leon J. Endres and his brother Thomas (Tom) Endres grew up working alongside their father, Leon E. Endres, and mother Patricia (Pat) Endres.
While Tom and Leon Sr. continued operating the family farm, Leon Jr. noticed an opportunity in food waste. He began driving into the Twin Cities in the early morning hours, loading a truck with expired bread and baked goods from bakeries, and hauling them back to the farm to feed cattle. His father thought the idea was impractical at first, but Leon's persistence proved decisive.
That beginning evolved into Endres Processing LLC, founded in 1991. Leon's original projection was to produce 15,000 tons of feed supplement annually. By its peak, the company was producing over 700,000 tons per year — nearly 5,500 tons per week, equivalent to 215 semi-truck loads. Endres Processing grew through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, developed proprietary quality-control technology, and served major domestic producers while exporting internationally to Canada, Argentina, Brazil, and Egypt.
In 2004, the company underwent a partial recapitalization with private equity partners. In 2014, it was fully acquired by Reconserve, Inc. (a subsidiary of Scope Industries). Leon formally established Endres Holdings, LLC in January 2013 as the family office to manage, grow, and diversify the family's wealth across multiple asset classes.
Our Markets
Minnesota
Endres Holdings' home market and the foundation of the portfolio. Properties and investments span the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro (Bloomington, Golden Valley), southeastern Minnesota (Cannon Falls, Faribault), the North Metro (Stacy), and Duluth. The family farm in Hampton, Minnesota represents the family's agricultural roots and continues as an active operation.
Arizona
A significant and growing presence in the Phoenix metro area through a long-standing partnership with Empire Group, a Scottsdale-based real estate developer. Arizona investments include multifamily communities in Phoenix (Senderos at South Mountain, Belleview Estates), multiple Empire fund and project investments, and the Fountain Hills market.