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Forward Consumer Partners Closes $500M Fund
The Connecticut-based firm said its Fund II, launched in December 2025, will continue to focus on majority equity investments in the range of $25 to $250 million.
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[Exclusive] Stellar Snacks Locks In Minority Investment From Main Post Partners
Better-for-you pretzel maker Stellar Snacks has secured a strategic minority growth investment from private equity firm Main Post Partners.
After Reformulation Struggles, Yough Breaks Through with Major Retail Wins
Greek yogurt-based frozen pizza maker Yough was nearing an almost deadly inflection point, until Target stepped in. Over the past six months co-founder and CEO Micheal Rolland went from questioning whether to continue, to buckling down the business and scaling up from 50 to a few thousand doors nationwide.
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After Miyoko’s Meltdown, Nuts For Cheese Sees Fresh Opportunity in Premium Plant-Based Set
A turbulent year for plant-based cheese is opening unexpected doors for the category’s next wave of potential winners. As legacy players stumble and retailers lose confidence in the category, Nuts For Cheese aims to fill a hole for premium, artisanal brands that can deliver on taste, ingredients and trust with retailers and shoppers alike.
B&G Foods Acquires Soup Brands In Del Monte Foods Auction
Del Monte Foods has agreed to sell off various assets as part of a court-supervised auction process after entering Ch. 11 bankruptcy in July.
SPINS Braces For Agentic Shopping With MikMak Acquisition
SPINS acquired commerce intelligence and omnichannel orchestration platform MikMak this week, accelerating its capabilities for enabling and measuring consumer engagement throughout the shopping experience “across physical, digital, and agentic shelves.”
CPG Week Podcast: Inside The New Dietary Guidelines. Plus, Lemon Perfect Sours
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Lukas Southard discuss the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a leadership shakeup at Lemon Perfect, the acquisition of snacking platform The Good Crisp Company, and Koia’s entry into the modern soda category. The podcasters also share highlights from the Winter FancyFaire show in San Diego.
Good Culture Eyes $1B Future With Catterton-Added Capacity
As cultured dairy brand Good Culture comes under the wing of PE firm L Catterton, the opportunities that have been sitting on the horizon are now within reach.
SEMCAP Closes First Fund At $125M
Growth equity fund SEMCAP announced today its inaugural Food & Nutrition fund closed at $125 million, garnering commitments from a base that spans strategic investors and leading food brokers from across the industry.
The Good Crisp Company Acquired By Kroger-affiliated MPearlRock
Kroger-affiliated investment group MPearlRock has acquired better-for-you snacking platform The Good Crisp Company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Go Raw Sold to Indian Bank USK Capital
Organic seed snacks maker Go Raw is changing hands as private equity firm Juggernaut Capital Partners announced today that it has sold the brand to family office USK Capital for an undisclosed sum.
Impossible Foods, EQUII Partner Up
Plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods is partnering with high-protein, low-carb food tech company EQUII in a strategic partnership will expand the company’s innovation portfolio.
Good Culture Sells Majority Stake To L Catterton
Good Culture announced today it entered a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake of the business to private equity firm L Catterton.