Investment

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.

Better-for-you meat snack maker Western Smokehouse Partners acquired Texas-based hand-crafted jerky and meat products producer Junior’s Smokehouse this week.

This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard tackle the recent controversy surrounding cage-free egg producer Vital Farms, the latest updates affecting the hemp beverage industry, and a beverage maker’s strategic expansion into functional gummy supplements. The hosts also highlight several recent funding announcements.

Odeko announced today it has acquired Washington, D.C.-based specialty food and beverage distributor District Distribution as it works to build an anchor in the Mid-Atlantic region to access local products and vendors.

Brynwood Partners is continuing its recent streak of M&A deals, selling private label take-and-bake pizza producer Great Kitchens Food Company to Rich Products Corporation.

Zing Bars founder David Ingalls has reacquired his plant-based protein bar brand from the American Licorice Company with support from Dunedain Ventures, ending a multiyear strategic partnership with the maker of Red Vines and Sour Punch candy brands.