Investment

Dive into the latest stories, interviews, and discussions relating to investment, funding, and mergers and acquisitions throughout the natural food industry. Explore what the financial future looks like for natural food entrepreneurs in terms of capital availability, deal terms, lending, and the strategic marketplace in order to help shape your planning strategy for the short and medium term.

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Featured Investment Content

Whole Foods Evolves As Natural Merges Into Mass

by Adrianne DeLuca, Nov. 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM

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

by Lukas Southard, Nov. 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM

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

by Monica Watrous, Nov. 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM

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.

Additional Content

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. Answers Consumer Demand for New Better-for-You Snack Foods

by Press Release, Apr. 10, 2015 at 1:03 PM

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. today announces the culmination of strategic development work to launch the Utz Specialty Division. In recognizing the ever-growing consumer demand for snack foods, the Utz Specialty Division will provide Retailers with a range of brands and products to excite consumers around better-for-you, craft and regional snack foods.

FBU Boston: Entrepreneurship Isn’t a Hobby

by Project NOSH Staff, Mar. 28, 2014 at 1:27 PM

If attendees walked away with anything from FBU Boston, it’s that entrepreneurs are best suited to endure mistakes as early as possible and to fully commit to an idea.