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Whole Foods Evolves As Natural Merges Into Mass
Amazon is planning to absorb all 100,000 Whole Foods employees, including frontline staff, into its core business structure, per a report this week from Business Insider.
BranchOut Food Gets $2.5M To Expand Production
BranchOut Food received $2.5 million in funding through a common stock sale as it moves to expand its production facility.
Smash Foods Closes Seven-Figure Round To Fuel Further Growth
Smash Foods has closed a seven-figure funding round to expand availability of its superfood spreads and snacks, according to co-founder and chief operating officer Steve Ford. The round was led by Eclair Partners with participation from Label Capital and The Family Fund, alongside a strategic supply chain partner.
Additional Content
Melt Organics Acquires Miyoko’s Creamery
Prosperity Organic Foods, Inc., The parent company of plant-based butter brand Melt Organics, has been revealed as the winning bidder of Miyoko’s Creamery, which was liquidated two weeks ago.
Keychain Nets New $10M, Launches Retailer AI Tool
Keychain has secured another $10 million in investment as it launches its newest tool for sourcing private-label manufacturers.
CPG Week Podcast: High Hopes For Hemp Beverages. Plus, TreeHouse Foods’ Lofty Exit
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard chat about the acquisition of TreeHouse Foods, the regulatory outlook for hemp beverages, a new verification standard for non-ultraprocessed foods, and Lucky Energy’s latest funding round.
Gopuff Raises $250M, Names Former BlackRock Exec CFO
Gopuff announced today it has raised $250 million in new funding as it enters its “strongest financial position in company history.” The new funds will support the platform’s AI, consumer experience and infrastructure investments.
Manna Tree Takes Minority Stake In Gummy Brand Plant People
PE firm Manna Tree has taken a “significant minority position” in wellness brand Plant People as competition enlarges in the gummy set.
Miyoko Schinner Wants Her Name, and the Food System, Back
Miyoko Schinner activated a campaign over the past week to buy back her namesake brand. While she did not place the winning bid, we caught up with Schinner to hear about her ideas for an “alternative” business model and what went wrong in the declining plant-based cheese space.
TreeHouse Foods Acquired In $2.9 Billion Deal
One of North America’s largest private label food and beverage manufacturers is set to become a private company. TreeHouse Foods will be acquired by an independently managed investment subsidiary of Investindustrial VIII in an all cash transaction for a total enterprise value of $2.9 billion, the companies announced today.
Inside Paperboy’s ‘Venture-Media Hybrid’ Fund I
Paperboy Ventures is readying its $2 million to $3 million Fund I, leveraging its platform as an unconventional “venture-media hybrid model.”
Miyoko Schinner Makes Bid To Buy Back Namesake Brand
Miyoko Schinner is working to buy back Miyoko’s Creamery, the vegan food business she founded in 2014 and led as CEO until she was ousted by her board three years ago.
CPG Week Podcast: Unpacking the Acquisitions of Caulipower and Justin’s
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard chat about the acquisitions of Caulipower and Justin’s by private equity firms, Keurig Dr Pepper’s new $7 billion investment, and new funding for popped sorghum startup Cob.