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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
Daring Foods Acquired by v2food With Ajinomoto Investment
Plant-based poultry producer Daring Foods has been acquired by Australian alt-protein company v2food, with backing by Ajinomoto Co, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Jeff Gendelman, CEO of Daring Foods, told Nosh the partnership will leverage the scale and frozen food expertise of Ajinomoto and the proprietary protein technology of v2food, bringing the brand into new protein formats and meal occasions across retail and foodservice channels.
Jesse & Ben’s Secures Funding, Expands Retail Footprint
Frozen food brand Jesse & Ben’s House Cut has secured a “seven-figure” seed round investment to support its expanded retail footprint in the natural channel.
CPG Week: Why Danone Is Suing Chobani Again. Plus, Beyond Drops The ‘Meat’
The CPG Week podcast covers lawsuits against Chobani and Uncle Nearest Whiskey as well as Beyond’s name-change.
Amylu Foods Cooks Up Growth With New Investment
Amylu Foods has secured an investment from TowerBrook Capital Partners and Prelude Growth Partners that will support continued retail expansion.
Danone Is Trying To Buy Lifeway, Again
The clock is ticking on a potential acquisition by Danone of kefir category leader Lifeway, as the French dairy giant is pressuring company leadership to again discuss a deal that has already been attempted twice in the past year.
Prelude Growth Partners Closes $600 Million Fund III
Prelude Growth Partners closed its third fund with $600 million in total commitments, bringing its total assets under management to $1.3 billion.
Schuman Cheese, GOOD PLANeT Form Joint Venture
Schuman Cheese and GOOD PLANeT Foods have entered into a joint venture, GPV Foods, to scale their respective plant-based cheese businesses.
B&G Foods Bids Goodbye to Another Brand
Another B&G Foods brand has left the stable. The New Jersey-based conglomerate announced the sale of the Le Sueur brand of premium canned sweet peas, green beans and carrots to McCall Farms, Inc. as part of its ongoing portfolio restructuring.
Doughlicious Secures Fresh $5M to Accelerate U.S. Expansion
Doughlicious has raised a $5 million round to begin manufacturing its Frozen Cookie Dough and Gelato Bites in the U.S.
CPG Week: Keurig Dr Pepper’s Drink Mix Deal and Black Rifle’s Legal Combat
On the CPG Week podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Keurig Dr Pepper’s acquisition of Dyla Brands, the legal drama surrounding veteran-owned Black Rifle Coffee Company, and formation of a new collective advocating for higher standards across the food system, and the challenges and triumphs of dehydrated fruit company BranchOut Food.