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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.
Campbell’s To Acquire Rao’s Sauce Maker
Campbell’s is doubling down on its bet on Rao’s, announcing during its first-quarter earnings call today it will acquire a 49% stake in the brand’s long-term producer, La Regina, for $286 million.
Stockeld Dreamery Sells Assets To Bettani Farms
Stockeld Dreamery has offloaded a portion of its assets to plant-based food tech entity Bettani Farms, formerly known as Climax Foods.
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Laird Activates M&A-Driven Platform Strategy With Nexus Backing
Backed by a new investment partner, Laird Superfood has big plans for expansion. The Colorado-based brand is working with Nexus Capital to build a superfood platform.
Laird Superfood to Acquire Navitas Organics
Laird Superfood is powering up its food and beverage platform with plans to acquire all outstanding equity of Navitas LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at $38.5 million.
Morgan Zanotti On Mastering The ‘Art of Business, Than Science’
Selling without regret means owning what you don’t know, protecting company culture and core values, and keeping your employees engaged and bought in for the long haul.
Patriot Pickle Snaps Up Cosmo’s Food Products
Patriot Pickle has acquired Cosmo’s Foods Products, a manufacturer of pepper products and antipasto specialties, broadening its portfolio for both foodservice and retail customers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Former Kellanova Head Takes Over Kraft Heinz Ahead Of Split
Former Kellanova CEO Steve Cahillane will be the new Kraft Heinz chief executive, and will lead one-half of the company’s planned split.
CPG Week Podcast: San Francisco Sues Big Food. Plus, Anheuser-Busch Picks Up BeatBox
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss San Francisco’s lawsuit over ultraprocessed foods, Anheuser-Busch’s $490 million acquisition of BeatBox, Stockeld Dreamery’s sale to Bettani Farms, and Ripple Foods’ $17 million funding round.
Horizon Acquires Maple Hill Creamery
Horizon Family Brands has acquired organic, grass-fed dairy company Maple Hill Creamery, strengthening the company’s retail presence, which already includes a selection products under the Horizon Organics and Wallaby Organics brands.
CPG Week Podcast: Miyoko’s Deal Meltdown And A Tale of Two IPOs
This week on the podcast, Nosh managing editor Monica Watrous and senior reporter Brad Avery discuss the bidding war drama surrounding the recently liquidated plant-based cheese brand Miyoko’s Creamery. The podcasters also chat about cold-press juice maker Suja Life’s plans for a public market exit and Once Upon A Farm’s delayed public offering. Finally, the hosts look at a merger in the mocktail segment.
Ritter Sport Expands in U.S. With Chocolove Acquisition
Ritter Sport Group is expanding its presence in the U.S. market with the acquisition of Creative Natural Products, the Boulder, Colo.-based manufacturer of the Chocolove premium chocolate brand. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Melt Organic Acquires Miyoko’s Creamery
Prosperity Organic Foods, Inc., The parent company of plant-based butter brand Melt Organics, has been revealed as the winning bidder of Miyoko’s Creamery, which was liquidated two weeks ago.