JD Supra: Mergers

JANUARY 17, 2025

Food Venture Financing Trends - Inari, a seed gene-editing company, raised $144 million in its Series G round. By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Food Venture Financing Trends - Formo, a fermentation startup that develops alternative cheeses, announced that it raised $61 million in its Series B round. 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

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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The food industry is generally considered recession-resistant and less susceptible to economic downturns than other sectors, making it an attractive investment for private equity firms seeking stable returns.

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JD Supra: Mergers

OCTOBER 2, 2023

M&A is proving popular with companies looking to reinvigorate their portfolios and adapt to shifting consumer demands - The North American food sector is experiencing a period of transition.

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TechCrunch: M&A

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

French grocery delivery startup La Belle Vie is acquiring Frichti, another food delivery service that was placed under court-ordered receivership. This is yet another chapter in the tumultuous story of quick commerce and food delivery […]

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The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In a Portland suburb, residents already know what deteriorating access to fresh food looks like. Federal regulators are trying to block Kroger’s merger with Albertsons.

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CNBC: Investing

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Warren Buffett, a renowned junk food lover, just bought into a pizza chain whose shares are trading near their cheapest level of the year.

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JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Venture capital can be a vital source of funding and support for emerging companies in the healthy food and beverage space. In addition to providing capital, venture capitalists may offer strategic guidance, networking opportunities, and market expertise.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Like the broader market, the food and beverage industry had its challenges in 2024, from inflation impacting consumer spending to interest rates limiting growth and spending. Yet the food and beverage industry is nothing if not resilient and despite the years challenges, there were bright spots including dealmaking.

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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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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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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This food delivery stock could delivery as much as 30% upside from abating food inflation and a stronger market share, according to Mizuho.

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CNBC: Investing

JANUARY 19, 2025

"We believe renewed consumer attention on the role of processed foods in the public health crisis is just getting started," said TD Cowen's Robert Moskow.

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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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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

DECEMBER 26, 2023

(“IMCD” or “Company”), a global leading distribution partner, and formulator of speciality chemicals and ingredients, today announces that IMCD Colombia has signed an agreement to acquire the distribution business of Joli Foods S.A.S. Joli Foods”) to expand its food and nutrition business and product portfolio.

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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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CNBC: Investing

MAY 16, 2024

A fast food stock and Nvidia were among the stocks being talked about by analysts on Wall Street.

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Food Stock 118

JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 20, 2024

M&A in the agricultural sector received a boost in the first quarter of 2024. Deal value rose by more than 600 percent year on year from US$820 million in the first quarter of 2023 to US$5.87 billion in the first three months of this year. By: White & Case LLP

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The firm upgraded the Singapore-based ride sharing and food delivery application developer to buy from hold

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

JULY 22, 2024

The problem is our monopolised food system. Think of it as a vast profit machine shaped like an hourglass, with many food producers at the top, millions of consumers at the bottom, and a few dominant firms – such as giant supermarkets or global food traders – clustered at its narrowing neck, siphoning a cut from the passing traffic.

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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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CNBC: Investing

MAY 22, 2024

An e-commerce name and a well-known food stock were among the biggest stocks talked about by analysts on Wednesday.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The proposed final judgment requires Legends, a global venue services company providing food and beverage services in stadiums and other venues, to pay a $3.5 million penalty, as well as retain an antitrust compliance officer, By: Cooley LLP

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CNBC: Investing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A railroad stock and a fast food giant were in focus Wednesday among early analyst calls.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Food delivery is a luxury and borrowers' budgets are about to be strained, according to the firm.

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CNBC: Investing

JULY 26, 2024

Apple and a food delivery stock were among the names being talked about by analysts on Friday.

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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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PE Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The post CD&R to acquire snacks food maker Shearer’s Foods appeared first on PE Hub. As part of the deal, Ontario Teachers’, Shearer’s existing majority shareholder, will exit its position in the company.

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JD Supra: Mergers

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Opens an Investigation into Alleged Market Allocation and No-Poach Agreements in the Online Food Delivery Sector - On 23 July 2024, the Commission opened an antitrust investigation against two large online food delivery companies (Companies) in the European Economic Area (EEA).

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PE Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Summit Hill Foods owns brands including Better Than Bouillon and The Original Louisiana Hot Sauce. The post EagleTree Capital scoops up food company Summit Hill Foods appeared first on PE Hub.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Key Companies in Food Flavors Market are Givaudan SA (Vernier, Switzerland), International Flavors and Fragrances (New York, U.S.), Symrise AG (Holzminden, Germany), Sensient Technologies Corp (Wisconsin, U.S.), Firmenich (Geneva, Switzerland), Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Illinois, U.S.), Illinois, U.S.),

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CNBC: Investing

JUNE 27, 2023

Kellogg will shine in an increasingly tough environment for the food industry, according to Goldman Sachs.

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PE Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

No Man's Land Foods will continue to be led by CEO Pete Dillingham, President Clint Beagley, and the existing leadership team. The post Bansk Group buys beef jerky provider No Man’s Land Foods appeared first on PE Hub.

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