Wisdom Natural Brands Acquires Drizzle Honey

Whole Earth Brands Acquires Wholesome Sweeteners

December 17, 2020

Food & Beverage

Whole Earth Brands, Inc. agreed to acquire all outstanding stock of WSO Investments, the holding company for Wholesome Sweeteners, for $180 million in cash plus up to $55 million in earnouts. The acquisition, expected to close in Q1 2021 subject to customary antitrust review, expands Whole Earth Brands' portfolio in organic and natural sweeteners and is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings.

Sweet Harvest Foods Holdings Acquires Sweet River Honey

February 23, 2023

Food & Beverage

Sweet Harvest Foods Holdings (SHFH), a leading U.S. natural sweetener platform, has acquired Sweet River Honey, a beekeeping business based in Driftwood, Texas. The acquisition adds hives and beekeeping expertise to SHFH's portfolio to expand its sustainable, hive-to-table honey supply and support broader distribution through SHFH's existing channels.

Sweet Harvest Foods Acquires Nature Nate's Honey Co.

January 4, 2022

Food & Beverage

Sweet Harvest Foods, a natural sweeteners platform in the Blue Road Capital portfolio, has purchased Nature Nate's Honey Co. from founder Nathan Sheets and will merge the brand into the Sweet Harvest platform. The deal brings the leading U.S. branded honey business together with Sweet Harvest to accelerate growth of the honey and natural sweetener market and expand retail availability.

Green Boy Group Acquires Sweet Nature Inc.

January 22, 2020

Food & Beverage

Green Boy Group Inc. has acquired the business of Sweet Nature Inc., an importer and distributor of specialty non-GMO and organic syrups based in Ontario, California. The acquisition expands Green Boy’s value-added liquid sweetener ingredient offering and strengthens its footprint in the North American natural and organic food market.

Unilever Acquires Personal Care Brand Wild

April 1, 2025

Consumer Products

Unilever has acquired Wild, a UK-founded digitally native personal care brand known for refillable, plant-based deodorants, lip balms and bodycare products. The acquisition — terms undisclosed — is intended to strengthen Unilever's premium and sustainable personal care portfolio and accelerate Wild's growth across DTC, retail and international markets.

Sproutly Acquires Assets of CannaHive Inc.

August 16, 2021

Food & Beverage

Sproutly Canada, Inc. has acquired the primary assets of CannaHive Inc., giving Sproutly pharmaceutical-grade, fully automated equipment to produce cannabis edibles (gummies and chocolates) at scale. The asset acquisition gives Sproutly in-house manufacturing capability and improved economics to support a national launch of its whole-plant confectionary products in Canada.