Nutiva Acquires Coconut Secret from Leslie's Organics

HumanCo Acquires Majority Stake in Coconut Bliss

July 16, 2020

Food & Beverage

HumanCo, a purpose-driven holding company, has acquired a majority interest in Coconut Bliss, a family-owned, Oregon-based organic plant-based ice cream maker. The deal will support product innovation, expanded distribution and increased marketing to grow Coconut Bliss into a larger, potentially global brand while maintaining its commitments to organic, fair-trade and sustainable sourcing.

Summa Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Nutris

September 3, 2024

Food & Beverage

Impact investor Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Nutris, a Croatian plant-based protein ingredients manufacturer founded in 2019. The investment will support scaling Nutris’s manufacturing capacity and R&D to expand production of fava-bean protein isolates and other plant-based ingredients for food, sports nutrition and dairy/meat alternative markets.

Puratos Acquires Vör Foods

January 21, 2026

Food & Beverage

Puratos has acquired Vör Foods, a U.S.-based maker of ultra-clean-label nut butters and nut-based fillings, adding a dedicated SQF-certified nut facility in Trevose, Pennsylvania to its U.S. manufacturing footprint. The acquisition expands Puratos' nut ingredient capabilities to better serve bakery, confectionery and adjacent sweet-goods customers and enables closer technical collaboration and investment to scale Vör's capacity and R&D.

Neptune Wellness Solutions Acquires Controlling Interest in Sprout Foods

February 10, 2021

Food & Beverage

Neptune Wellness Solutions acquired a 50.1% controlling interest in Sprout Foods (Sprout Organics) from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, with MSEC becoming a major shareholder in Neptune. The deal includes $6M cash, ~6.74M Neptune shares (~$12M), and Neptune guaranteeing a $10M Sprout note; Neptune will operate Sprout as a subsidiary to accelerate growth across retail and e-commerce channels.

ACH Food Companies Acquires Anthony's Goods

September 10, 2019

Food & Beverage

ACH Food Companies, Inc. has acquired Anthony's Goods, a fast-growing digital-native brand known for almond and coconut flours and other natural, organic baking ingredients sold primarily via e-commerce and Amazon. Anthony's Goods will continue to operate independently under its founders while ACH expands its natural and organic product portfolio and e-commerce presence.

Profile Products Acquires Nivetha Exporters (CoirSci)

September 14, 2022

Manufacturing

Profile Products LLC acquired Nivetha Exporters (renamed CoirSci), an India-based producer of coco coir horticultural products, adding coconut coir capabilities and manufacturing facilities in Southern India to Profile's horticulture portfolio. The deal expands Profile's raw material offerings (peat, coir, HydraFiber) and strengthens its global horticultural supply chain and product mix.