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Featured Investment Content
Rivalz Nets $5M, Launches Puff Snack
Rivalz is raising a $5 million investment as the brand launches a Puff product and targets new foodservice and retail opportunities.
Stars + Honey Makes Retail Debut at Target Following $24M Investment
After tripling sales over the past year and securing a $24 million growth equity investment from VMG Partners, collagen protein bar brand Stars + Honey is making its brick-and-mortar debut with a nationwide rollout at Target.
Algae Cooking Club Nabs $11.6M
The brand touts its hero ingredient’s high smoke point of 535°F, a complete set of omega-9 fats and a low environmental footprint.
Additional Content
CPG Week Podcast: Spilling The Tea On Ryl’s Latest Raise
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss Trek One Capital’s acquisitions of Good Karma Foods and No Cow. The podcasters also highlight the latest funding announcements, including a new investment for a celebrity-backed supplement brand.
Kevin Hart Supplement Brand Adds Strategic Investment
Kevin Hart’s protein shake and supplement brand VitaHustle has received an undisclosed equity investment from private equity firm Axum Capital Partners.
No Cow Acquired By Trek One Capital
Trek One Capital is expanding its holdings in plant-based CPG with a pair of acquisitions: flax milk brand Good Karma Foods and protein bar maker No Cow.
Smash Foods Raises $5M
The six-year-old brand markets an assortment of superfood spreads and snacks featuring chia seeds and dates. Its products are available nationwide at Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Target, Walmart, Costco and more.
Patti LaBelle’s Soul Food Brand Snags Strategic Investment
Factory Holdings announced this week a strategic investment in Patti’s Good Life, a soul food brand founded by singer and actress Patti LaBelle.
CPG Week Podcast: Chicken In A Biscuit, Messi No Más, And a Can Of Cod
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss WILDE Brands’ expansion into crackers made with chicken breast, the discontinuation of Lionel Messi’s sports drink brand, a functional beverage startup tackling menstrual symptoms, and David Protein’s sequel to last year’s seafood stunt.
Oishii Wants to Redefine Berry Shopping, and Prove Vertical Farming Can Scale
Consumers are shifting toward the perimeter of the store, in search of snackable, fresh and accessible offerings. After closing a $150 million Series C earlier this month, Oishii is working to meet that need.
Campo Grande Raises $4M to Build the ‘Wagyu of Pork’ in U.S. Grocery
Campo Grande is betting American consumers are ready to rethink pork – not as the “other white meat” as it’s been pitched in the past, but as a premium, chef-driven protein more akin to Wagyu beef.
Phytolon Secures $23.6M to Commercialize Natural Food Colors in the U.S.
Israeli biotechnology company Phytolon has nabbed $23.6 million in fresh funding to commercialize its fermentation-based natural color solutions in the U.S. amid growing demand for alternatives to synthetic dyes.
Khloud Foods Lands $15M Raise
Khloe Kardashian’s protein snack brand Khloud Foods has raised $15 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.