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Featured Investment Content
Q3 CPG Financing Deals – Northhall Report, October 2026
Investment activity in the food, beverage and CPG sectors rebounded in Q3 2026, but the headline growth figures tell only part of the story. Beneath the topline figures, the report reveals important shifts in deal size, funding distribution and investor activity.
Bare Beans Launches Ready-to-Eat Bean Packs After $2.79M Seed Round
After years building in foodservice, Bare Bean is taking its ready-to-eat, vacuum sealed bean business to the consumer level.
Stride Buys Clio as Greek Yogurt Bars Scale to 60,000 Stores
Clio Snacks announced today it has been acquired by Stride Consumer Partners.
Additional Content
SPINS Braces For Agentic Shopping With MikMak Acquisition
SPINS acquired commerce intelligence and omnichannel orchestration platform MikMak this week, accelerating its capabilities for enabling and measuring consumer engagement throughout the shopping experience “across physical, digital, and agentic shelves.”
CPG Week Podcast: Inside The New Dietary Guidelines. Plus, Lemon Perfect Sours
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a leadership shakeup at Lemon Perfect, the acquisition of snacking platform The Good Crisp Company, and Koia’s entry into the modern soda category. The podcasters also share highlights from the Winter FancyFaire show in San Diego.
Good Culture Eyes $1B Future With Catterton-Added Capacity
As cultured dairy brand Good Culture comes under the wing of PE firm L Catterton, the opportunities that have been sitting on the horizon are now within reach.
SEMCAP Closes First Fund At $125M
Growth equity fund SEMCAP announced today its inaugural Food & Nutrition fund closed at $125 million, garnering commitments from a base that spans strategic investors and leading food brokers from across the industry.
The Good Crisp Company Acquired By Kroger-affiliated MPearlRock
Kroger-affiliated investment group MPearlRock has acquired better-for-you snacking platform The Good Crisp Company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Go Raw Sold to Indian Bank USK Capital
Organic seed snacks maker Go Raw is changing hands as private equity firm Juggernaut Capital Partners announced today that it has sold the brand to family office USK Capital for an undisclosed sum.
Impossible Foods, EQUII Partner Up
Plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods is partnering with high-protein, low-carb food tech company EQUII in a strategic partnership will expand the company’s innovation portfolio.
Good Culture Sells Majority Stake To L Catterton
Good Culture announced today it entered a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake of the business to private equity firm L Catterton.
Honey Mama’s Adds $4M To Support Manufacturing, Distribution Growth
Honey Mama’s has secured about $4 million of new funding led by Northwest-based private equity firm Bochi Investments as it scales its manufacturing.
Splendid Spoon Buys Mosaic Foods In Deal Backed By Gather Ventures
Splendid Spoon has acquired Mosaic Foods, backed by an undisclosed investment from venture capital firm Gather Ventures. The deal brings together two direct-to-consumer, plant-forward meal delivery businesses with more than $190 million in combined revenue.