JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 21, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - PepsiCo announced that is plans to acquire Poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, for $1.95 billion, which includes $300 million in tax benefits. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Food Venture Financing Trends - Nongshim, a South Korean food and beverage company, announced that it is investing $7.4 million in developing foodtech startups and technologies. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Food Venture Financing Trends - - Ferrara Candy announced that it plans to buy Jelly Belly Candy, the prominent jelly bean business, for an undisclosed amount. Tyson Foods announced that it plans to make a strategic minority investment in Protix, an insect protein startup company. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 10, 2025

based in Brazil, is one of the largest global food companies. This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is BRF S.A. - It has nearly 100,000 employees working out of 120 countries. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 7, 2024

PepsiCo announced that it will acquire Siete Foods, a popular Mexican-American food brand, for $1.2 Mondelēz International’s corporate venture capital arm has announced that it purchased a minority stake in Urban Legend, a UK-based fresh doughnut and pastry business, for an undisclosed sum. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

2023 was a pivotal year for the beverage and food industry globally, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. On the other hand, packaged beverage and food companies, especially early stage packaged goods companies, faced a tight financing market and increased regulations, squeezing margins and, in some cases, driving.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 2, 2023

Food Venture Financing Trends - DouxMatok, a foodtech company that develops sugar reduction products, announced that it raised $30 million in its Series C round. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Keurig Dr Pepper announced that it plans to acquire GHOST, an energy drink brand, for $1 billion. Smucker will plan to sell its Voortman cookie business to Second Nature Brands for $305 million. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Duckhorn Portfolio, a luxury wine company, announced that it was being acquired by Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, for $1.95 billion in a cash transaction. Moët Hennessy, the luxury wine and spirits producer, announced a minority investment in French Bloom, a nonalcoholic sparkling wine brand.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JULY 14, 2023

Oritain, a forensic traceability business that tracks the origins of food and textile products, announced that it raised $57 million in its Series C round. a global meat producer, announced that it plans to go public in the US by listing shares on the NYSE. JBS also plans to go public on the São Paulo Stock Exchange in Brazil.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 29, 2024

Infinite Roots, an alternative protein foodtech startup that focuses on mycelium fermentation, announced that it raised $58 million in its Series B round. Elo Life Systems, a foodtech company that develops a natural high-intensity sweetener, announced that it raised $20.5 million in its Series A2 round. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JUNE 28, 2023

Astor Group, a consumer-based advisory firm and merchant bank, announced that Taguchi & Co. a prominent Japanese bakery, has acquired Astor Group’s portfolio company, Brooklyn Brands, a dessert manufacturer that develops and acquires Brooklyn-based bakeries.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 3, 2023

Sainsbury’s says UK food inflation falling as sales rise By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second largest supermarket group, said on Tuesday food inflation was starting to fall as a return to volume growth helped power a 9.8% rise in quarterly underlying sales.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Carrefour sticks price warnings on food to shame suppliers By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – French supermarket chain Carrefour has slapped price warnings on products from Lindt chocolates to Lipton Ice Tea to pressure top consumer goods suppliers Nestle, PepsiCo and Unilever to reduce inflation ahead of much-anticipated contract talks.

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PE Hub

JUNE 15, 2023

Origin Bank provided senior debt financing for the deal. The post LVC invests in Global Gourmet Food Solutions appeared first on PE Hub.

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The New York Times: Banking

MARCH 25, 2024

New York City officials on Monday began handing out debit cards to migrant families to pay for food and baby supplies at grocery stores.

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The New York Times: Banking

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A pilot program in New York City to give migrant families debit cards to buy food became an easy target for right-wing critics. Here’s a quick explainer.

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Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

PARIS (Reuters) -World food prices rose in October to an 18-month high as vegetable oils led increases seen in most food staples, United Nations’ data showed on Friday. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to track the most globally traded food commodities increased to 127.4 A price index compiled by the U.N.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Italian food historian cooks up carbonara controversy By Francesca Piscioneri ROME (Reuters) – Food is a serious business in Italy, part of the national identity, as illustrated by a row that has broken out over how to make carbonara pasta sauce.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Nations’ world food price index rose in November to its highest level since April 2023, recording its biggest gain in 19 months on the back of surging vegetable oil prices, data showed on Friday. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to track the most […]

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Food Allergen Testing Market size was valued at USD 955.83 Food allergen testing is crucial for identifying and managing allergies in both individuals and food products. This process involves analyzing food samples to […] Million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 1433.08

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Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

GDANSK (Reuters) -Croatian food retailer Studenac is planning an initial public offering with plans to list on the stock exchanges of Warsaw and Zagreb, the company said on Thursday. The offer will consist of new shares and the sale of existing shares by current shareholders.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 27, 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, has sent its first batch of food aid to Syria, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

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Global Banking & Finance

JUNE 26, 2023

AB Foods raises profit outlook as Primark gets summer boost By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods raised its full year profit outlook on Monday with its Primark fashion business boosted by warm weather kicking in across its European markets and its food unit trading well.

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Global Banking & Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2023

EU food safety agency recommends preventive bird flu vaccination By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – The European food safety agency (EFSA) is recommending preventative bird flu vaccination for susceptible poultry in areas with a high risk of transmission to stem the spread of a virus that killed tens of millions of birds in […] (..)

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Global Banking & Finance

JUNE 15, 2023

Uber to cease food delivery in Italy, exit Israel AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Uber said on Thursday it will shut its food delivery business in Italy and exit Israel, where it has not built sufficient market share.

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Periculum Capital

MARCH 12, 2022

Periculum Capital Company, LLC (“Periculum”) is pleased to announce it has completed a senior debt placement for Morgan Foods, Inc. Periculum also supported Morgan’s finance team by helping them build a robust financial forecasting capability – this is a key differentiator of Periculum’s Corporate Development and Treasury Services offering.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Activist investors eye food, consumer goods firms LONDON (Reuters) – In early 2021, investment management firm Artisan Partners sent an open letter to an incoming member of Danone’s board, saying it had built a stake of more than 3% in the French food giant. Ripe for change?

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 10, 2024

(Reuters) -Upper Crust owner SSP Group said on Tuesday that it is planning an initial public offering in India of airport lounge operator Travel Food Services, its venture with K Hospitality Corp. The company said that a draft red herring prospectus has been filed in connection to the proposed IPO with BSE Ltd and will […]

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M&A Leadership Council

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Art of M&A® / Financing and Refinancing An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Can a buyer always finance all or part of a transaction through partial divestments or spin-offs? Not necessarily.

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Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new report.

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Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 2, 2024

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Unilever is looking to sell several food brands that have combined sales of around 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion), Chief Executive Officer Hein Schumacher told Dutch financial daily FD in an interview published on Monday.

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M&A Leadership Council

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Art of M&A® / Financing and Refinancing An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux Can a buyer always finance all or part of a transaction through partial divestments or spin-offs? Not necessarily.

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Global Banking & Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This expansion is primarily driven by the escalating demand for sustainable and eco-friendly food and feed products. The Algaculture Market is poised for substantial growth from 2024 to 2031, projected to reach a valuation of US$ 14.14 billion by 2031 from US$ 8.23 billion in 2023, exhibiting a robust CAGR of 7.0%.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 2, 2024

UK’s Sainsbury’s sales up 3%, poor weather dents non-food demand By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury’s, Britain’s second-largest supermarket group, reported a 3% rise in first-quarter underlying sales on Tuesday, although weather-related weakness in non-food categories partially offset robust demand for groceries, sending (..)

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 1, 2024

The group which, with a UK market share of […]

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TechCrunch: M&A

JUNE 29, 2023

The acquisition came shortly after Meituan announced Wang Huiwen was resigning from all his corporate roles at the food delivery giant due to health reasons. It’s also taking on the startup’s $50.66 million debt. million in debt. That makes the deal’s total purchase price about $284 million.

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