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Featured Investment Content
Smash Foods Raises $18M With L Caterton Backing
Smash Foods has secured $18 million in a Series A funding round led by L Catterton, with participation from The Family Fund and Eclair Ventures.
Peppertux Raises $2.35M to Fuel Retail Expansion
Can America’s appetite for pistachios extend beyond the viral Dubai chocolate trend? The founders of Southern California startup Peppertux – along with their new investors and retail partners – are betting on it.
Starco Brands Acquires Custom Bakehouse
Starco Brands announced today it has acquired manufacturing powerhouse Custom Bakehouse. The transaction will support the company’s vision to build an “fully integrated” CPG platform.
Additional Content
Buddha Brands Seeks Next Growth Stage With New Capital
Buddha Brands aims to drive growth through its omni-channel distribution strategy with the support of a recent $5.25 million funding round led by the Quebec-based investment fund Fondaction.
XCJ Aims To Expand Reach For Authentic Frozen Chinese Street Food
Frozen Chinese food brand Xiao Chi Jie (XCJ) announced it closed a $10 million funding round to expand the accessibility of its CPG Chinese food line with the end-goal of building a generational, omni-channel Chinese food brand.
Kroger-Albertsons: Merger Sees Mounting Opposition; Unions React
One week after Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion deal to merge with Albertsons, opposition is growing amid antitrust concerns from stakeholders and government officials.
Copacker TruFood Acquired by Mubadala Capital for Undisclosed Fee
Pittsburgh-based snack food copacker TruFood has been acquired by asset management firm Mubadala Capital, the company announced in a press release. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
(Exclusive) Seas the Day: Scout Canning Raises $4M to Expand Tinned Seafood Platform
Tinned seafood may be having a moment, but Scout Canning believes it can give the category more than its fifteen minutes of fame. The Canadian company announced today the closing of $4 million in funding to fuel distribution growth and launch of new products designed for a broader audience.
Your Super Acquired By New Wellness Platform, The Healing Company
Plant-based superfood brand Your Super announced on Monday it has been acquired by The Healing Company, a new wellness-oriented platform. The announcement marks its first brand acquisition since launching earlier this year.
Laird Superfood to Shut Down Oregon Production Plant
Laird Superfood is shutting down its Sisters, Oregon production and fulfillment facility and laying off all workers at the end of this year, the company announced this week.
Exclusive: Radi to Run Sweet Loren’s as President, Will Grow Beyond Cookie Dough
CPG executive Doug Radi is headed to cookie dough company Sweet Loren’s to serve as its president, a newly created role in which he will oversee all departments and report directly to founder and CEO Loren Brill.
Report: Impossible Foods To Cut Around 6% of Workforce
Impossible Foods has laid off around 6% of its 800-person workforce under a structural reorganization led by CEO Peter McGuinness, according to media reports.
News Roundup: Great Foods Research And Advisory Platform Launches; Planterra Closes
In this week’s roundup: Ecommerce platform GTFO It’s Vegan launches new research and advisory platform; JBS shutters Planterra brand OZO; Daily Harvest supports Latino farmers with regenerative ag grant program; and Yolélé launches fonio beer.