Investment

Japanese barbecue sauce supplier Bachan’s has been acquired for $400 million by publicly traded food manufacturer The Marzetti Company.

On the heels of its majority sale to L Catterton, Good Culture has locked in an additional $55 million from SEMCAP Food & Nutrition.

Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital closed its oversubscribed Fund V with $350 million in commitments from limited partners.

The Northhall 2025 Annual Report captures a year defined by restraint at the surface and momentum beneath it. While full-year venture activity declined again in 2025, the story shifts meaningfully when viewed quarter by quarter.

A nearly endless stream of news – with a fair share being M&A-related – clearly marked the start of 2026 and the end of that slow, stagnating deal period that had been festering since sometime around 2022.

Hain Celestial is selling its North American snack segment to Canadian snacks manufacturer Snackruptors Inc. for $115 million in cash.

Evergreen’s brand refresh two years ago was an inflection point that has led to a series of investment rounds.

TreeHouse Foods is being sued for improperly refusing to provide documents prior to a shareholder vote on its planned $2.9 billion sale.

Oats Overnight announced today it has closed a $45 million growth equity round led by Astō Consumer Partners to fuel the business’ next stage of growth.

Milliways, a brand of plastic-free chewing gum, has raised $3 million in new capital to fuel its U.S. expansion, bringing its total funding to-date to $10 million.