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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
Saco Foods Acquires Pamela’s, Ancient Harvest
Saco Foods announced it has acquired Quinoa Corporation, the parent company of Ancient Harvest and Pamela’s, from Encore Consumer Capital.
Peter Rahal’s New Protein Bar Startup Raises $10 Million
Ahead of its slated debut this fall, David, the new protein bar brand from RXBAR founder and former CEO Peter Rahal, has raised $10 million in seed funding to support new product development and hires.
Is SBA Bureaucracy Bankrupting Small Businesses? It’s Not That Simple.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners were panicking at the thought of going under. For many, federal financial assistance programs felt like a lifeline. Now, they may be sinking the ship.
CPG Week: A Tale Of Two Comebacks
On this episode of CPG Week, the podcast team talk about the return from bankruptcy of two retailers, Boisson and Foxtrot, and how this is being interpreted by supplier brands.
It’s Official: Mars Agrees to $36B Deal to Acquire Kellanova
Mars, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kellanova for $83.50 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of $35.9 billion.
Insider Daily Briefing: Mission MightyMe Raises $2.3M
Also in this issue: this week’s new products including a giant Pop-Tart and Oreo cream cheese, details on Beyond Meat’s continued climb, news of Conagra’s latest protein acquisition, Above Food adds more ingredient muscle and more.
Your Big Merger Playbook: Hookups Can Have Ramifications, Here’s What They Are
For a summer without a whole lot of financial news, the rumored buyout of snacking giant Kellanova by legacy candy maker Mars hit like Hurricane Debby. The potential for a company with an estimated combined revenue of $60 billion, after all, carries a lot of crosswinds.
CPG Week: Zombie Brands, Kellanova Rumors & Beverage Business Updates
The CPG Week podcast team talks “zombie brands,” a rumored mega-merger of snacks and sweets, beverage brands earnings, and more legal woes for PRIME.
King’s Hawaiian Owner Adds Killer Brownie Co. To Portfolio
Irresistible Foods Group – the umbrella company behind King’s Hawaiian, Grillo’s Pickles and Shaka Tea – is adding The Killer Brownie Company to its portfolio after taking a majority stake in the baked sweets maker.
GrubMarket Acquires Good Eggs
Food tech company GrubMarket has acquired distressed online grocery platform Good Eggs in the latest example of a highly competitive market for ecommerce food delivery companies.