Tyson 2.0 Acquires Majority Stake in Ric Flair Drip, Inc.

Crispy Filled Inc. Raises Growth Capital as Management and New Investors Buy Out L2M Brands

June 7, 2022

Food & Beverage

Crispy Filled Inc. (formerly Rösti LLC) received an infusion of growth capital while Rösti’s management and an unnamed investor group bought out business partner L2M Brands for an undisclosed sum. The company reorganized under the Crispy Filled Inc. name and appointed Stephen Caldwell as CEO to accelerate product innovation and expand retail and foodservice distribution.

Flora Growth Acquires JustCBD

February 28, 2022

Consumer Products

Flora Growth Corp. acquired 100% of the equity interests in Just Brands LLC and High Roller Private Label LLC (owners of the JustCBD brand) for $16.0 million in cash plus 9.5 million Flora common shares. The acquisition adds a Fort Lauderdale manufacturing and distribution operation, a DTC business with ~300,000 customers and wholesale placement in over 14,000 stores, and is intended to accelerate Flora's U.S. CPG growth and distribution synergies.

2.0 Ventures Acquires Majority Stake in Feat Clothing, Inc.

May 29, 2024

Consumer Products

Salt Lake City-based private equity firm 2.0 Ventures has acquired a majority stake in DTC athleisure brand Feat Clothing, Inc.; financial terms were not disclosed. Feat co-founder and CEO Taylor Offer will step down from day-to-day duties and join the company's board while the brand's seven-person team, product assortment and distribution channels remain in place.

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.

Branded Legacy, Inc. Acquires Spikes CBDx

February 4, 2021

Consumer Products

Branded Legacy, Inc. (OTCQB: BLEG), a hemp and cannabinoid-infused beverages and CBD products holding company, has acquired Spikes CBDx, LLC, a CBD product line founded by Brandon Spikes. The deal gives Spikes CBDx access to Branded Legacy's distribution and fulfillment capabilities and brings the founder into Branded Legacy as Chairman of the Board to support growth in sports recovery and topical/tincture product channels.

RIV Capital Acquires Etain (New York Cannabis Operator)

March 30, 2022

Retail

RIV Capital, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ownership and control of Etain LLC and Etain IP LLC, a vertically integrated New York cannabis operator with cultivation, manufacturing and four retail dispensaries, for approximately US$247 million in cash and stock. The deal, financed largely via proceeds and additional financing from The Hawthorne Collective (a ScottsMiracle-Gro subsidiary), positions RIV to become an operator in the U.S. market and accelerates its planned expansion in New York.