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Daily Crunch Raises $4 Million, Appoints New Board To Expand Sprouted Nut Snacks Business: Nashville-based snacking brand, Daily Crunch, known for its sprouted and dehydrated nut products, has raised $4 million in a series A funding round.

BeatBox Beverages Supercharges Growth A Decade After Scoring Record-Breaking Deal On Shark Tank: In 2014, when BeatBox showed up on ABC’s Shark Tank with its original stereo-shaped bag-in-a-box party alcohol, Mark Cuban sensed a game-changing opportunity.

Siddhi Capital Doubles Size In Fund II, Focuses On Larger CPG Deals With Mass Market Viability: Growth equity firm Siddhi Capital, best known for offering in-house operational expertise to food and beverage brands, has closed its $135 million Fund II.

Beverage Mogul Lance Collins On Relentless Product Reinvention: ‘If Something Isn’t Working, Don’t Be Afraid To Go Back To The Drawing Board’: In the ever-evolving beverage industry, few names resonate with as much innovation and tenacity as Lance Collins.

How Hero Bread Raises $21 Million In Less Than 90 Days To Accelerate Its Low-Carb Artisanal Bakery Business: Hero Bread, a startup dedicated to producing low-carb baked goods, has amassed $21 million in latest financing to fuel their product innovation and retail expansion.

How These Brew Brothers Bootstrap Seven Teas Into A Multimillion-Dollar Cultural Melange: Founded by brothers Jeremy and Josh Issakharian, Seven Teas has emerged as a brand that celebrates the rich, cultural tapestry interwoven with this age-old beverage.

Former Shark Tank Entrepreneur Launches Mental Health-Focused Coffee Creamer Lifestacks After Quevos Sale At Age 24: After selling Quevos at age 24, Shark Tank entrepreneur Zack Schreier embarks on a new journey of reinventing coffee creamer with a focus on mental health.

Country Music Artist HARDY Joins Forces With Tivoli Brewing To Accelerate Outlaw Light Beer’s National Expansion: Outlaw Mile Hi Light Beer, produced by the oldest brewery in Colorado Tivoli Brewing, has teamed up with country music singer HARDY to accelerate the national expansio...

Kraft Natural Cheese Debuts First Restaurant Quality Shredded Cheese Line After Acquisition By Lactalis: Promising to elevate home-cooked meals to gourmet levels, bringing the premium experience of dining out right into the kitchen, Kraft Natural Cheese has officially lau...

Former Coke, PepsiCo Execs Founded Energy Drink KEY Raises $4 Million To Harness The Power Of Ketones: A brand new all-natural functional beverage KEY that promises long-lasting energy without causing a spike in blood sugar or caffeine jitters has officially gone live.

Exclusive Interview: Organic Tequila Casa Azul Wins Trademark Lawsuit Against Casa Tradición: U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal has denied the maker of ultra-premium tequila Clase Azul, Casa Tradicion’s accusation against Casa Azul over its trademark infringement.

CAVU Backed Gymkhana Fine Foods Raises $3 Million To Bring High-End Indian Recipes To Grocery: Gymkhana has emerged to become a fine dining landmark after opening its first restaurant in London 10 years ago, and now its high-end Indian recipes are coming to retail.

Multi-Exit Entrepreneurs Launch Pretzelized To Shake Up America’s Most Beloved Snacks: From selling Veggie Straws to Hain Celestial to helping SkinnyPop realize a $1.6 billion acquisition by Hershey, multi-exit founder Jason Cohen embarks on a new snacking journey with Pretzelized.

Mondelēz Launches Corporate VC SnackFutures Ventures With An Eye On Future Acquisitions: Mondelēz has transitioned its innovation hub into a new corporate VC, SnackFutures Ventures, to invest in scale-up snack businesses globally.

Coffee Roasters Searching New Ways To Level Up Fairness In Trade As Ethical Certifications Totter On The Moral High Ground: Direct trade emerges as a new sourcing model for mission-driven coffee roasters to level up fairness as skepticism plagues large-scale sustainability programs.

BFG Partners Activates $125 Million Third Fund To Back Healthy Consumer Products: Boulder Food Group (BFG) Partners, an investor of various food and beverage pioneers, including Olipop, is betting on the secondary market as a new path to liquidity.

Chicago Food VC Bluestein Ventures Closes $45 Million Fund III And Onboards Former RXBar Exec To Strengthen Operations: Chicago-based investment firm, Bluestein Ventures, has closed its third fund at $45 million, and it aims to continue investing in early-stage businesses across the ent...

RIND Snacks Acquires Small Batch Organics To Transition Into In-House Manufacturing And Fulfillment: Venture-backed RIND has fully acquired Vermont-based granola producer Small Batch Organics as the upcycled snacking company is transitioning into manufacturing.

Exclusive Interview: MPearlRock Acquires Non-Dairy Creamer Nutpods From VMG Partners: MPearlRock, a new investing vehicle backed by Kroger and MidOcean Partners, has acquired non-dairy creamer Nutpods from VMG Partners.

Mondelēz CoLab’s Participant Mezcla Raises $4 Million Series A In Profitability Push: Snacking startup Mezcla, best known for delivering the texture of a classic rice crispy and traditional protein bar flavors, has raised $4 million in a series A round.

Chobani Acquires La Colombe For $900 Million; Keurig Dr Pepper Becomes Minority Stakeholder: Greek yogurt pioneer Chobani has acquired La Colombe for $900 million just a few months after Keurig Dr Pepper’s (KDP) announced its $300 million deal with the brand.

Hydration Beverage ROAR Organic Secures $6 Million In Fresh Capital: SEC: Roar Organic has just completed a $6 million raise, according to a new SEC filing, bringing the rapidly growing hydration brand’s total funding to about $26 million.