I agree you are best on your own unless you are not a food person by nature and a business person. if you pride yourself on some of your own creations, no need to buy recipes.
Check the legalities, you most likely have to buy the company for that. Depends on their privacy agreement with customers. If they have stated they do not sell their data, then they cannot. But the company can be sold with the data, of course.
Pineapple also contains an enzyme called bromelain which is often used as a tenderizer, this will aid in incorporation/mellowing of your ferment due to cellular breakdown.
My suggestion would be a trade. Offer to carry on their legacy by using the recipes and their story on the label. This way their recipes live on through your brand. The story (on the romance panel) could be about the family, the company, or the recipe itself, citing individuals etc. You might...