Straus Family Creamery has secured an equity investment from Grounded Capital, who will now have two seats on the company’s board of directors.
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Straus Family Creamery has secured an equity investment from Grounded Capital, who will now have two seats on the company’s board of directors.
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Buying the intellectual property of this legacy soda brand, with plans to turn it into a healthy beverage, was a very smart move. Here are my two thoughts on it.
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Launched by Andrew Abraham (Orgain), Nick Giannuzzi (Giannuzzi Lewendon) and Peter Rahal (RXBAR), the NYC-based Humble Growth also has founding investors such as Gary Hirshberg (Stonyfield) and Mike Repole (BODYARMOR).
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To fund the acquisition, the organic infant formula company is closing a $70 million Series C, led by a $35 million investment from PowerPlant Partners.
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Among other things, farmers in the General Mills supply chain will get access to organic farming technical assistance from Rodale.
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Alongside a $6M capital raise, ROAR Organic is expanding its distribution footprint, entering more than 1,300 Publix Super Markets.
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Organized by Straus Family Creamery, the newly-formed Western Organic Dairy Farming Crisis Coalition seeks immediate emergency relief from federal and California officials to help save organic dairy farms. You can also sign the change.org petition here.
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Yaupon-infused beverages, produce-packed pastas, repurposed pulp and climate-conscious callouts are among the food trends expected to rise in popularity in the next year.
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Coyuchi, the first organic luxury home goods brand for sustainable living, has filed to go public through a Regulation A+ offering.
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The LA-based private equity firm, which owns large stakes in MaryRuth Organics and Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs, has closed on its sophomore fund.
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Delta Galil Industries, the Israeli-based global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products, has acquired the Organic Basics brand and certain assets.
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Through Bolthouse Farms, Evolution Fresh joins private equity firm Butterfly’s brand portfolio that includes the likes of Pete and Gerry’s Organics, MaryRuth Organics and Orgain.
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Backed by Bayer (Monsanto), these CRISPR and gene-edited greens will be hitting the shelves in 2023.
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The same company that brought us gene-edited potatoes is now concentrating on gene-edited strawberries. A very troubling development.
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Functional beverages made with prebiotics and botanicals, buzz-less spirits, yuzu and Reducetarianism are among the food influences expected to rise in popularity in the next year.
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In a move to cut costs, Danone recently ended the contracts of 89 small organic dairy farms in the Northeast, serving a devastating blow to these farmers and their communities. Fortunately, Stonyfield Organic has stepped in — by inviting some of the impacted farmers to join its network and launching a task force to help save them all. Huge thanks to co-founder Gary Hirshberg, CEO Esteve Torrens and everyone at Stonyfield Organic.
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This latest round, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and with participation from Accel, brings the company’s valuation to $2B and the overall funding raised by Misfits Market to $526.5M.
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Nutiva made a very smart move by acquiring Coconut Secret and its popular soy sauce alternative Coconut Aminos. A great fit with the company’s existing coconut-based product line.
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The LA-based private equity firm has taken a stake in the vitamin and supplement brand MaryRuth Organics.
Read Article Private equity firm Butterfly has taken a control position in the New Hampshire-based organic egg producer.
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For $12M, Laird Superfood has purchased the maker of organic and natural snack products.
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This exclusive third-party certification program aims to support responsible sourcing by providing tangible improvements in farmworkers’ lives, strengthening worker communities and promoting environmental stewardship.
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Grovara, the largest B2B global marketplace for U.S. natural and organic brands, announced a $5.5M seed round led by David Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab.
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The initial purchase price for North America’s #1 organic sweetener is $180 million in cash.
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