Vestar Capital Acquires Baked Snack Producer from Wind Point Partners
U.S.-based middle market buyout and growth capital private equity firm Vestar Capital has agreed to acquire Nonni’s Biscotti from Wind Point Partners, which has owned the company since 2011, for an...
View ArticlePhatisa Secures $10M for Phatisa Food Fund 2
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10 million investment in the Phatisa Food Fund 2 (PFF2) to forward the mission of boosting agriculture and nutrition across Africa. Phatisa announced...
View ArticleTwo of Australia’s Largest Agribusinesses Agree to $100M Merger
Craig Mostyn Group (CMG) and V&V Walsh, two of the largest agribusinesses in Australia, have agreed to a $100 million phased deal through which Craig Mostyn will fully acquire V&V Walsh over...
View ArticleTRT Pastoral Acquires AgCAP’s Kings Island Aggregation for $45M
TRT Pastoral Co., headed by Victorian businessman Tim Roberts-Thompson, has agreed to acquire the King Island Aggregation from the Sustainable Agriculture Fund (SAF) for $45 million. Consisting of...
View ArticleUnderstanding Farmland Investment
Detlef Schoen, head of real assets at Insight Investment, explains the different ways that investors can include farmland in their portfolios, and also addresses the challenges to doing so. Download...
View ArticleFarmers Business Network Raises $110M Series D
Farmers Business Network Inc. (FBN), the company behind the independent farmer-to-farmer network built to connect farmers and allow for the sharing of data, insights, and information critical to...
View ArticleCanada’s Top Meat Company Makes Another Plant-Based Acquisition for $120M
Canada’s self-proclaimed top packaged meat provider, Maple Leaf Foods, announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Field Roast Grain Meat Co., a Seattle, Washington-based maker of...
View ArticleHistoric South Australia Cattle and Sheep Station Sells for $50M
The historic 2,870-hectare South Australian cattle and sheep station, Mount Schanck, has been sold by the Evans family to Thomas Foods International for more than $50 million cash. Established in 1988,...
View ArticleUpdate: Cambridge Companies SPG Joins $4M Series B/ABL Funding for Powerful
Powerful, a U.S.-based producer of a line of high-protein foods and beverages, announced in early November that it had raised $4 million through a Series B led by private equity firm, River Hollow...
View ArticlePaine Schwartz Partners-Backed Global ID Acquires Organic Certification Provider
The Global ID Group, a portfolio company of Paine Schwartz Partners, announced it has acquired Bioagricert, a leading food certification and quality control enterprise based in Bologna, Italy, for an...
View ArticleAcre Venture Partners, Techstars, Co-Lead $13M Round for Food Incubator
Acre Venture Partners, the $125 million venture capital fund launched by Campbell Soup in February 2016, and Techstars Ventures co-led a $13 million Series A funding round for Pilotworks, an...
View ArticleNew Investor Lifts Indigo Ag’s Series D by $47M to $203M
Boston-based bioagtech startup Indigo Ag continues to announce new funding benchmarks, raising an additional $47 million from new investor, Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), to bring its Series D...
View ArticleThe Climate Corporation Partners with Canadian Drone Data Company
Monsanto subsidiary The Climate Corporation announced it has partnered with Canadian full service drone data company, Deveron, to combine Deveron’s aerial imaging capabilities with The Climate...
View ArticleHain Celestial Expands in UK with Natural Sweetener Acquisition
Leading organic and natural food company Hain Celestial Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Clarks UK Ltd – a natural sweetener and leading maple syrup brand through one of its wholly-owned...
View ArticleClearlake Capital, Former KeVita Cofounder Launch Food Brand Accelerator
Clearlake Capital Group has partnered with Bill Moses, co-founder and former chairman of KeVita Probiotic Drinks, to launch Disruptive Brands, a new accelerator created to invest in and support...
View Article15 Minutes with… TechAccel Co-Founder, President, & CEO Dr. Michael Helmstetter
by Michelle Pelletier Marshall, GAI Media TechAccel, based in Overland Park, Kansas, is a venture and technology development organization focused on agriculture and animal health. It identifies and...
View ArticleBeyond Meat Raises $55M Series F Including Former McDonald’s Chief, Tyson
Plant-based meat alternative producer Beyond Meat announced the successful raising of an additional $55 million to support the company’s strategic goal of tripling production. The round was led by...
View ArticleNadaMoo! Raises $4M Series A to Fund Expansion
Texas-based dairy-free ice cream maker NadaMoo! announced it has successfully completed a $4 million Series A led by Canadian impact and mission-based investment firm InvestEco. Other investors in the...
View ArticleGinkgo Bioworks Raises $275M Series D
Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks announced it has raised a massive $275 million Series D – bringing the company’s total funding to $429 million to date. Included in the round were all previous investors in...
View ArticleCalifornia Olive Ranch Raises $35M, Plans to Double Acreage
California Olive Ranch (COR), the largest olive oil producer in the U.S., has raised $35 million through a funding round that marks the largest round ever raised in the domestic U.S. olive oil...
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