M&A
Featured M&A 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.
Stride Buys Clio as Greek Yogurt Bars Scale to 60,000 Stores
Clio Snacks announced today it has been acquired by Stride Consumer Partners.
Cerebelly-Fresh Bellies Deal Signals Platform Push in Kids Nutrition
Children’s meal and snack platform Cerebelly announced today it has made its first acquisition, buying up freeze-dried kids snack brand Fresh Bellies.
Additional Content
Sweet on SkinnyPop: Why Hershey’s Bought Amplify Snack Brands
The global confectionery leader announced today that it has agreed to acquire Skinny Pop maker Amplify Snack Brands for more than $920 million. The deal, which is expected to close in Q1, will be Hershey’s largest acquisition to date.
Target Acquires Shipt for $550 M
The big box retailer announced today that it has agreed to acquire Shipt, Inc., a leading online same-day delivery platform, for $550 million in cash. The acquisition strengthens Target’s position as a major competitor in the online grocery space.
Nestle Acquires Atrium Innovations for $2.3 B
Global confection leader Nestle announced this week that it has agreed to acquire Canadian vitamin maker Atrium Innovations, the parent company of functional food and supplement brand Garden of Life, for $2.3 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close early next year.
Deep River Snacks Acquired by Parent Company of Wise Snacks
Mexico-based Arca Continental, the parent company of Wise Snacks and the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, announced on Monday that it is acquiring mission-driven chip producer Deep River Snacks.
Sweet Deal: Harbor Sweets Acquires Cocoa Santé
The Salem, Mass.-based company announced last week that it acquired five-year-old Cocoa Santé, an all-natural line of organic hot cocoa mixes with a budding presence in grocery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Nestlé Adds Chameleon to Growing Brand Portfolio
A week after finalizing the purchase of meat alternative company Sweet Earth, Nestlé USA today announced it’s widening its coffee portfolio with the acquisition of Chameleon Cold-Brew for an undisclosed sum.
RxBar Founder: I Never ‘Planned’ to Sell
When your company sells for millions just three years after its inception, you must have done something right. For Peter Rahal, RxBar co-founder, president and CEO, that success was directly tied to one thing: never thinking about selling his company.
Riverside Acquires Parker, Ingredient Maker With Limited-Time Offer Specialization
While specialty baking ingredients and inclusions provider Parker Products may specialize in short-term production runs, the Riverside Company is betting on the business as a time-honored investment.
Ganeden President Weighs In on Kerry Acquisition
Ganeden president Michael Bush explained to NOSH why he decided to trust his gut with his decision to sell the leading probiotic company to Irish global nutrition and food conglomerate, Kerry.
With 1908, Savage Tries to Clean Up in Food
While Steve Savage has been bringing environmentally friendly brands to the table for decades, it wasn’t until recently that they were the kind you could eat. The former CEO and founder of Eco-Products, Savage recently focused his attention on consumer products, backing better-for you brands under the corporate name 1908 Brands. But cleaning up in the food aisle has been more arduous than Savage expected, and as a result, 1908 has decided to take some time to digest.