Jones Soda Co. Sells Mary Jones Cannabis Beverage Business to MJ Reg Disrupters LLC

Organigram Acquires Collective Project Limited to Enter U.S. Hemp-Derived THC Beverage Market

April 1, 2025

Food & Beverage

Organigram Global Inc. acquired 100% of Collective Project Limited for approximately C$6.2 million upfront, with milestone and earnout payments linked to future beverage revenue that could bring total contingent consideration to C$24 million. The deal gives Organigram an immediate footprint in the U.S. hemp-derived THC beverage market and accelerates its entry into the cannabis beverage category in Canada by adding Collective Project’s ready-to-drink hemp/cannabis beverage portfolio and existing U.S. retail listings.

MJH Life Sciences Acquires Cannabis Science Conference

February 21, 2022

Healthcare Services

MJH Life Sciences acquired Cannabis Science Conference (CSC Events, LLC), bringing the bi-annual scientific and medical cannabis events into its cannabis media and events portfolio. Founder Josh Crossney will remain in a leadership role as Director of Cannabis Events while the conference joins MJH's existing cannabis-focused platforms to expand education and outreach.

MWG Holdings Group, Inc. Acquires Oz Distribution

December 22, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

MWG Holdings Group, Inc. acquired Oz Distribution to add a wholesale cannabis distribution business serving more than 400 California dispensaries. The acquisition vertically integrates Oz's branded products (Royal Tree, Royal Dab, Royal Bud) into MWG's supply chain to expand product reach for MWG's Perfect Union retail locations across California.

Koios Beverage Corp. Acquires Retox Beverage Corp.

April 5, 2022

Food & Beverage

Koios Beverage Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding securities of Retox Beverage Corp., a privately held producer of creative soft beverages, sodas and seltzers focused on the bar-mix market. Consideration for the acquisition is 15,000,000 units of Koios (deemed $0.10 per unit, aggregate $1.5 million); the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

KEY Investment Partners Acquires BellRock Brands

January 12, 2026

Consumer Products

KEY Investment Partners purchased BellRock Brands out of receivership, securing the company's brand assets and providing working capital to refocus and revitalize the portfolio. The assets will be operated under a newly formed company, MM Brands, led by incoming CEO Joe Bayern as the business pursues national brand-building ahead of potential federal cannabis rescheduling.

Nexus Capital Acquires Smucker's Natural Beverage and Grains Businesses (R.W. Knudsen, TruRoots)

January 31, 2022

Food & Beverage

The J.M. Smucker Co. completed the sale of its natural and organic beverage and grains businesses — including the R.W. Knudsen and TruRoots assets and trademarks plus a licensing agreement for Santa Cruz Organic beverages — to Nexus Capital Management LP for $110 million in cash (subject to working capital adjustments). The transaction includes manufacturing and distribution facilities in Chico, California and Havre de Grace, Maryland, and Nexus plans to operate the acquired brands as an independent consumer platform led by Bobby Chacko as chairman and CEO.