Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition Acquires F.L. Emmert

Balmoral Affiliate Acquires Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition (Rangen) from Wilbur-Ellis

August 26, 2025

Agriculture

An affiliate of Balmoral Funds LLC has acquired Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC (now operating as Rangen) from Wilbur-Ellis Holdings II, LLC. The transaction is a carve-out of Wilbur-Ellis's full Nutrition business — including Rangen, Ametza, Emmert and Oxy product lines — positioning Rangen as an independent platform to accelerate innovation and growth across pet, aquaculture, and livestock markets.

Kidd & Company and T-street Capital Acquire Dr. Emil Nutrition

July 7, 2020

Consumer Products

Kidd & Company and T-street Capital formed Brand Holdings, LLC to pursue a direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce roll-up in health & wellness and completed their first acquisition of Dr. Emil Nutrition. The investors will partner with Dr. Emil Hodzovic and industry veteran Jeff Hennion will serve as Executive Chairman and CEO to scale the DTC supplement brand.

The Nutriment Company Acquires PETMAN and Pet Treats Wholesale Ltd

August 29, 2024

Food & Beverage

The Nutriment Company, a Stockholm-based natural pet nutrition group, acquired two pet nutrition businesses — PETMAN (Wuppertal, Germany) and Pet Treats Wholesale Ltd (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) — expanding its portfolio of raw and natural pet food and treats. The deals are described as add-on acquisitions that strengthen the company's product expertise and presence in the German and UK markets.

Nutrition 101 Acquires Value Feeds

November 10, 2025

Agriculture

Nutrition 101, LLC, a Pendleton, Indiana-based food waste and recycling company, has acquired Value Feeds, a Dallas-based dairy upcycling and animal feed company. The acquisition will expand Nutrition 101's presence into the U.S. Southwest and leverage Value Feeds' processing capabilities and regional supply contracts with dairy producers.

Glanbia Nutritionals Acquires Watson Inc.

March 1, 2019

Food & Beverage

Glanbia Nutritionals, a subsidiary of Glanbia plc, has acquired Watson Inc., a third-generation family-owned supplier of food and supplement ingredients headquartered in West Haven, Connecticut, for $89 million. The deal brings Watson’s ~300 employees and manufacturing sites in Connecticut and Illinois into Glanbia’s global nutritionals platform to expand capabilities, product offerings and global coverage.

Cargill Acquires Floratech

October 20, 2020

Manufacturing

Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Floratech, a Chandler, Arizona–based maker of natural emollients and botanical derivatives for the beauty and personal care industry. The deal expands Cargill’s Cargill Beauty capabilities by adding Floratech’s specialty ingredient portfolio and R&D/manufacturing expertise to accelerate nature-derived, sustainable solutions for cosmetics customers worldwide.