US-based private-equity firm Graham Partners has acquired freeze-dried food provider Mercer Foods. However, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1980, Mercer Foods is a major producer of natural and organic ...
The Hain Celestial Group has launched a new strategic platform Cultivate Ventures to invest in lifestyle brands, smaller portfolio brands and concepts as well as incubator opportunities. The company said that the investments should ...
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Good Health has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of new Eat Your Vegetables chips. Eat Your Vegetables chips are crafted with a blend of 8 Great Vegetables: carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, spinach, broccoli, tomato, ...
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Ferris Coffee & Nut announced it has added Kalamazoo-based Lush Gourmet Foods to its product portfolio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2011 by culinary student Bisera Urdarevik, Lush uses artisan quality ingredients to ...
Florida based Vintage Italia has secured a new funding of $3m to accelerate its Pasta Chips brand’s growth and also to launch new pasta product lines. The new funding round saw participation from Advantage Capital Agribusiness ...
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Roman Supersnack firm BRAMI has closed on a $1.5m Series Seed round of funding. The round was led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures, AccelFoods and Enlightened Capital. With this investment, the company plans to push retail expansion, pursue ...
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On the heels of last month’s Deep Fried Twinkies frenzy, Hostess is introducing an array of seasonal items available now at grocery stores nationwide. This fall’s product line-up brings back previous favorites – ...
In honor of National Cookie Month (October), The Hershey Company is introducing Hershey’s Cookie Layer Crunch, one of the most anticipated innovations from the iconic Hershey’s brand in more than 16 years. Hershey is ...
Sports nutrition products provider Optimum Nutrition (ON) has launched new OPTI-BAR. The new assortment of great-tasting protein bars is a convenient, portable source of high quality protein, with three to five grams of sugar. "Over ...
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Buck Wild will add Cheddar Chipotle Tortilla Chips and Garlic Sea Salt Tortilla Chips to its existing lineup of complex and flavor-forward Tortilla Chips and Popcorn. Like all Buck Wild snacks, the two new flavors are made with real ...
Whitworths, leading UK snacking and baking brand, is set to launch a new superfood snacking range to market – with the promise that all products taste great and are crammed full of nutrients. Unlike other snacking options, the Full ...
Theo Chocolate is launching a new line of nutritious and delicious snacks, Theo Chocolate Clusters, designed to offer consumers a healthier chocolate-based snacking alternative. Each bite-size Cluster combines dark chocolate with ...
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Forward thinker and successful entrepreneur, Robert Ehrlich, has leveraged decades of cutting-edge snack food technology, innovation, and experience to launch his latest venture. Vegan Rob's has been created to take the stigma away from ...
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With the modern family constantly on-the-go, Wholesome! and Surf Sweets brands are introducing timesaving yet craveworthy items to their popular product lines. Wholesome! is the nation's leader in Fair Trade organic sugars and other ...
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US snacks firm Amplify Snack Brands has completed the acquisition of UK-based potato crisps producer Tyrrells from private equity firm Investcorp. The completion resulted in Tyrrells becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amplify. For ...
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