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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
General Mills Selling North American Yogurt Business for $2.1 Billion
General Mills announced today it has agreed to sell its North American yogurt business to French dairy companies Lactalis and Sodiaal in cash deals valued at an aggregated $2.1 billion.
Lil Bucks Raises $3 Million
Buckwheat-based snack company Lil Bucks announced today it has closed a $3 million Series A round led by Proterra Investment Partners.
How Big CPG Attracts A Cost-Constrained Consumer
Execs from big CPG food and beverage companies share their approach to the current state of consumer spending, or the lack thereof.
Our Home Acquires ParmCrisps From Hain Celestial
Better-for-you snack platform Our Home is seeking to accelerate growth with the acquisition of ParmCrisps from Hain Celestial Group, which the companies announced today.
Stuffed Puffs Acquired; Penn. Facility to Close
Contract and private label manufacturer Mount Franklin Foods’ confectionary portfolio is growing with today’s announcement that it has acquired the assets of filled marshmallow maker Stuffed Puffs for an undisclosed sum.
Our Home Acquires Pop Secret From Campbell’s
Our Home continues to expand via M&A, announcing this week that it has acquired Pop Secret from Campbell Soup Company for an undisclosed sum.
Domain Game: G.O.A.T. Foods URL Strategy To Success
G.O.A.T. Foods has been acquiring URLs of one-word food name and building DTC businesses out of them. With a new $10 million investment, the company is scaling up for more.
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.