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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.
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Seal the Seasons Lays Off Employees In Pursuit Of Profitability
Seal The Seasons is one of the most recent brands to make staff cuts. As it implements additional cost cutting measures, the company expects these actions to bring the business to profitability this quarter.
Olyra Banks $4M To Grow Breakfast Biscuit Category
Greek biscuit maker Olyra Foods closed a $4 million Series A funding round in late February to help the brand grow its marketing team and continue to expand its retail presence in the breakfast category.
Upward Farms Closes “Infinitely Complex” Vertical Farming Operation
Vertical farming company Upward Farms announced last Thursday that it would be ceasing operations at its Brooklyn headquarters and will not be opening its large-scale production facility in Pennsylvania.
Catalina Marketing Restructures Debt Under Chapter 11
Marketing supplier Catalina announced it was restructuring its debt under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Code and in the process selling its Japan-based unit to “strengthen its balance sheet.”
Rob’s Backstage Popcorn Raises $7M, Spins Out As Stand Alone Brand
Celebrity-backed Rob’s Backstage Popcorn announced the closing of a $7 million funding round today led by the VC firm of DJ and music producer Kygo, known as the Palm Tree Crew.
Report: Good Eggs Secures Critical Capital At Significant Markdown
Good Eggs has raised a new round of capital to help the reportedly struggling online grocer, meal kit and ready-to-eat meal provider continue operating.
New Age Eats Shuts Down, Cites Financial and Regulatory Challenges
Alternative protein player New Age Eats, formerly New Age Meats, won’t be ushering in a new age of proteins under either moniker. On Friday New Age’s founder and CEO announced that the food tech startup is shutting down.
Green Zebra Grocery: Portland’s Experimental Healthy Convenience Store Chain Shuttering
Better-for-you, Portland-based convenience store concept Green Zebra Grocery is shutting down all three locations at the end of the month citing the pandemic and inflation making the cost of business too steep to continue.
EnWave Sells Moon Cheese Snack Brand To Focus On Licensing
EnWave Corporation has sold its Moon Cheese snack brand to Creations Foods along with a royalty-bearing commercial license agreement to produce cheese snacks in the U.S. as the food drying technology company strategically focuses from retail CPG to licensing partnerships.
Wella Foods Acquires Nutrition Bar Maker Thunderbird to Expand Growth, Awareness
Lockhart, Texas-based better-for-you food manufacturer Wella Foods announced last week that it has acquired Austin-based nutrition bar company Thunderbird. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.