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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.
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Win-Win Raises $4M, Scaling Cocoa-Free Biz
Cocoa-free chocolate maker Win-Win (formerly WNWN Food Labs) announced a new $4 million Series A round led by the Oetker Collection and FoodLabs.
CPG Week: Coke and Pepsi’s MAHA Makeovers? Plus, The Brand That Bested Better Bagel
On the CPG Week podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss the acquisitions of Tia Lupita and Health-Ade Kombucha, new directions for the biggest beverage makers, and how Hero saved the day when Whole Foods ended its supply agreement with BetterBrand.
Tia Lupita Acquired By Jumex Distributor Vilore Foods
Mexican food brand Tia Lupita announced this morning it has been acquired by Vilore Foods, the San Antonio, Texas-based distributor and commercial subsidiary of heritage food brands including La Costeña, Jumex and Totis.
Fila Manila To Scale Online Offerings Via New A.I. Focused Grant
Filipino food brand Fila Manila is working to scale its growing ecommerce business via a slate of A.I. applications across all areas of the business after receiving a $25,000 grant from tech company Lenovo’s Evolve Small program.
H2Ok Innovations Raises $12.42M To Scale A.I. In CPG Manufacturing
H2Ok Innovations has closed a $12.42 million Series A funding round led by Greycroft with participation from 2048 Ventures and Construct Capital.
CPG Week: David’s Fishy New Innovation. Plus, Is Kraft Heinz Breaking Up?
On the CPG Week podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss an unusual new product launch and continued consolidation among packaged food conglomerates. Then, Brad provides his top takeaways from the Hemp Beverage Expo.
People Moves: James Ren Joins GoodSAM For Growth
Regenerative food company GoodSAM has brought on James Ren, former head of Food Merchandising at Thrive Market, as VP of revenue and growth.
Caffeine Fix: Awake Chocolate Raises CAD $8M
Awake Chocolate has raised CAD $8 million (approximately $5.84 million USD) in funding, including CAD $5 million from Btomorrow Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of British American Tobacco, and CAD $3 million from BDC Capital. The investment brings the brand’s total funding to CAD $15.5 million since its inception in 2012.
Little Sesame Raises $8.5M Series A To Scale Hummus Production
Hummus maker Little Sesame has closed a $8.5 million Series A funding round led by InvestEco Capital with participation from Watchfire Ventures, Santatera Capital, Beliade Consumer Partners, and other prominent individual industry investors.
Dessert Holdings Acquires Willamette Valley Pie Company
Dessert Holdings has acquired Willamette Valley Pie Company, a premium private label and branded pie producer. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.