Canada: Premium Brands acquires Fletcher’s Fine Foods
Premium Brands, a producer and distributor of specialty food products, has announced that its subsidiary Hemplers’ has entered into an agreement to acquire the business and certain assets of Fletcher’s Fine Foods. Fletcher’s US sells a variety of premium bacon and fresh sausage products with annual sales of approximately $17 million. “This transaction fits perfectly […]
USA: Sonoma Brands launches SmashMallow “snackable marshmallows”
Sonoma Brands, “a one-of-a-kind consumer products incubator and venture fund” founded in January of this year, has announced the launch of a new line of “snackable marshmallows” sold under the name SmashMallow. Designed to “satisfy any sweet tooth on-the-go”, SmashMallow is promoted as a “premium ‘snackable’ marshmallow brand… created to redefine the sweet snack into a ‘better-for-you’, reduced […]
USA: Tall Tree Foods buys the January Co
Tall Tree Foods, a consumer goods business established by private equity company Altamont Capital Partners, has announced the acquisition of meat firm the January Co for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1948, the January Co produces Chinese-style sausage and BBQ pork products sold throughout the United States under the Kam Yen Jan and Yangtze brands. Altamont Capital Partners said […]
USA: MillerCoors acquires Revolver Brewing
Tenth and Blake, the craft and import division of MillerCoors, has announced the acquisition of the Texan beermaker Revolver Brewing. Described as one of the fastest-growing craft brewers in Texas, Revolver Brewing is known for its flagship Blood & Honey brand as well as a line-up of year-round, seasonal and limited release, specialty beers. Revolver […]
USA: MillerCoors releases “hard iced tea”
Chicago-based beer giant MillerCoors has launched a range of hard iced teas under the name of Easy Tea Co. The iced teas are said to have a “crisp citrus flavour” and a less sweet taste than normal teas, with an alcohol content of 5% by volume. The drinks hit shelves at the beginning of August, […]
USA: Kellogg to shut snack facility in Indiana
Cereal and snacks firm Kellogg is set to close its cracker plant in Seelyville, IN, USA due to excess capacity, according to a report in Food Business News. The plant, which manufacturers products for brands such as Keebler, Club and Cheez-It will reportedly shut its doors by the end of 2017, affecting 150 jobs. Commenting on […]
USA: Amplify Snack Brands acquires Tyrrells in $390 million deal
Amplify Snack Brands, the producer of SkinnyPop popcorn, crisps and other snacks crisps, has announced that it will acquire UK based crisps and snack maker Tyrrells for £300 million ($390 million). The Amplify deal is the third time Tyrrells has been sold, with the company having first been purchased by Langholm Capital in 2008, followed […]
USA: Campbell’s to launch nutrition-oriented Well Yes! soup
Campbell’s, the US-based manufacturer of soup and other packaged food, has announced the launch of a new “nutritious”, ready-to-serve canned soup line called Well Yes, featuring “popular soup recipes with a decidedly contemporary twist”. According to reports in Meat & Poultry and New Hope, the “healthy and clean” soup line is made with “recognizable & […]
USA: Walmart looking to buy Jet.com – reports
Walmart – the world’s largest grocery retailer – is looking to reinvigorate its online sales through the acquisition of e-commerce start-up Jet.com, according to a report in Tech Crunch. Quoting “a source with direct knowledge of the deal”, Tech Crunch reports that Walmart is set to pay up to $3 billion for the online retail […]
USA: Kettle Cuisine merges with Del Monaco Foods
Refrigerated and frozen soup producer Kettle Cuisine has announced that it has acquired the privately-held California-based custom food manufacturing firm Del Monaco Foods, which makes products for private label soups and sauces and other specialty items. Kettle Cuisine said that this was the firm’s second deal since being acquired by Kainos Capital in August 2015. […]