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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
No Deal (Yet): Kroger-Albertsons Merger Denied
The proposed $24.6 billion Kroger-Albertsons megamerger was temporarily blocked today by a federal judge, who ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suing to block the deal.
Mondelēz Reportedly Exploring Hershey Takeover
Mondelēz International is exploring a possible acquisition of candy and snack rival Hershey, according to a Bloomberg News report citing private sources familiar with the matter. The combination would bring together such brands as Oreo, Ritz, Reese’s and SkinnyPop and generate annual sales of almost $50 billion.
DoD Awards The EVERY Company $2M From $60M Pool
The EVERY Company has combatted a tough investment terrain to become the latest food tech outfit to lock in funds, totaling $2 million, from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to an announcement this week.
Lillie’s Q Sold To Sauce & Spice Strategic OWS Foods
Lillie’s Q Sauces & Rubs has been sold to manufacturing company OWS Foods as it looks to accelerate growth within new channels including conventional grocery, foodservice and club stores.
Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): Unilever to Offload More Food Brands
Unilever is looking to sell several European food brands with combined sales of €1 billion (USD$1.05 billion), according to a Reuters report, with sources previously telling the publication that the conglomerate was in talks to sell some of its Dutch food brands, including Unox soups and Conimex seasonings, as well as smaller food brands in Britain.
Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): The EVERY Company Secures $2M DoD Grant
The EVERY Company has combatted the tough investment terrain and managed to lock in $2 million in new funds from the U.S. Department of Defense, according to an announcement this morning.
Investment Analysis: As a Dry 2024 Ends, Brands Should Invest in Self-Love
Big-brand portfolio reshuffling isn’t going to all of a sudden clear a pathway to acquisition for tiny brands to get scooped up by huge food concerns – at least not right now. Instead, strategics are looking for those billion-dollar acquisitions that can bring them tangible revenue gains.
PepsiCo Takes Full Ownership of Sabra For $240.8M
PepsiCo’s healthy snack buying streak continues. The multinational announced today it will acquire the remaining 50% share of Sabra Dipping Company and its Geneva-based international arm Obela from Israel-based Strauss Group for $243.8 million.
CPG Week: Dairy Drama Hits Lifeway Foods And Ben & Jerry’s
On the podcast, the CPG Week team talks about Danone’s repeated attempts to acquire Lifeway Foods and a pending Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit against Unilever.
Oishii Adds $16M, Closes Series B At $150M
Vertical farming operation Oishii has officially closed its Series B funding round at $150 million. The first tranche was announced in February at $134 million with an additional $16 million coming in over the past nine months