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FreshFlow: The company raised $6.5 million of venture funding in a deal led by World Fund on May 20, 2025. Other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The company is a developer of an AI-powered food supply chain management platform designed to forecast and replenish fresh products in grocery retailers.

CleanCo: The company raised $5 million of venture funding from Benjamin Stokes and other undisclosed investors on May 19, 2025. The company is a producer of low and no alcohol botanical-based spirits .

Great Northern Salmon: The company raised $2.5 million of venture funding in the form of convertible debt from Eyvi and other undisclosed investors on May 22, 2025. The company is an operator of a American salmon farming business.

Nusa Caña Rum: The company raised GBP 1.8 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on May 19, 2025, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at GBP 12.2 million. The company is a producer and retailer of rum spirits.

Just Ice Tea: The company raised $1 million of venture funding from undisclosed investors on May 22, 2025. The company is a producer of organic iced tea beverages.

Drake Meats: The company received development capital from Westcap Management and other undisclosed investors on May 20, 2025. The company is a producer of pork and beef products.


M&A Transactions

Poppi / Pepsico: The company was acquired by Pepsico for $1.95 billion on May 19, 2025. The company is a producer of prebiotic soda beverages.

The Vitamin Shoppe / Kingswood Capital Management: The company, a subsidiary of Franchise Group, was acquired by Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners through a $193.5 million LBO on May 20, 2025. The company is a manufacturer and retailer of vitamins, supplements, and health-related products.

Delta Wines / Viva Wine Group: The company was acquired by Viva Wine Group for an estimated EUR 57 million on May 23, 2025. The company is a producer of wine products.

3 Trails Brewing / Individual Investor: The company was acquired by Mr. Chris Riggins for an undisclosed amount on May 21, 2025. The company is an operator of a brewery in Independence, Missouri.

AIT Ingredients / Lallemand: The company reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Lallemand for an undisclosed amount on May 21, 2025. The company is a manufacturer of baking ingredients for the wheat-flour-bread sector.

Bite Society / Unknown Investor: The company was acquired on an undisclosed date. The company is an operator of a plant-based food and gift basket business.

Castle Eden Brewery / Powder Monkey Brewing: The company was acquired by Powder Monkey Brewing for an undisclosed amount on May 22, 2025. The company is an operator of a brewery based in Seaham, United Kingdom.

Gentleman’s Cut / Multiple Investors: The company was formed as a joint venture between Thirty Ink, Boone County Distilling Company and Mr. John Schwartz on an undisclosed date. The company is a producer of whiskey, based in Independence, Kentucky.

La Maison du Biscuit / Isigny Sainte-Mère: The company was acquired by Isigny Sainte-Mère for an undisclosed amount on May 20, 2025. The company is a producer of biscuits headquartered in Sortosville-en-Beaumont, France.

Macalat / Birmingham Chocolate: The company was acquired by Birmingham Chocolate for an undisclosed amount on May 21, 2025. The company is a producer of organic chocolate.

New York Distilling Company / Loch Lomond Group: The company was acquired by Loch Lomond Group, via its financial sponsor Hillhouse Investment Group, through an LBO on May 21, 2025 for an undisclosed amount. The company is an operator of craft distilleries.

Nutrition Supplies & Services / Sudeep Pharma: The company was acquired by Sudeep Pharma for an undisclosed amount on May 22, 2025. The company is a manufacturer of precision premixes and nutrition supplements for the infant formula, dairy, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

Sangam Paneer / Aarti Sweet Centre: The company was acquired by Aarti Sweet Centre for an undisclosed amount on May 23, 2025. The company is a leading manufacturer of Paneer and Khoa/Mawa in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Sentera / John Deere: The company was acquired by John Deere for an undisclosed amount on May 23, 2025. The company is a developer of a full-stack drone mapping company that provides growers with spatial maps and alerts for stand count, nitrogen stress, pests and disease.

The Teasmith Spirit / Douglas Laing & Co: The company was acquired by Douglas Laing & Co on an undisclosed date. The company is a provider of Scottish gin products based in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.


Source: Pitchbook Data, Inc.

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