Top 10 Food Products and Beverages Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – July 16th – August 31st, 2025

Several interesting transactions closed in the Food Products and Beverages sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.

PE Growth/Expansion

    1. Cedarlane Foods, frozen food products based in Carson, California, received development capital from Sequel Holdings.
    2. Verde, meat products that provides sustainable, organic, and grass-fed beef, received $10 million of development capital.

Merger/Acquisition

    1. Atlantic Natural Foods (Kaffree Roma and Tuno Brands), beverages and tuna products based in Nashville, North Carolina, were acquired by Century Pacific Food.
    2. Balkan Bites, wholesome Southeast European comfort foods dedicated to raising awareness of Balkan culture and cuisine in the United States, was acquired by Djerdan Burek.

Later Stage VC

    1. Alice Mushrooms, mushroom chocolate brand that offers boosts to cognitive functioning, raised venture funding from Air Venture Partners.
    2. Every Body Eat, plant-based foods that creates snacks for people with and without dietary restrictions, raised venture funding from Lumina Growth Partners.

Early Stage VC 

    1. Mooski, granola bars that offers an alternative to unhealthy snacks, raised $2.12 million through a combination of Series A-1, and Series A-2 venture funding.
    2. Farm To Summit, dehydrated meals that reduces food waste and promote sustainable consumption, raised venture funding from Greater Colorado Venture Fund.

Seed

    1. Frozen Garden, frozen food products for convenient meal preparation and nutritional support, raised $540,000 of seed funding from Elevate Ventures.
    2. Painterland Sisters, organic skyr yogurt that provides nutritious and healthy dairy items, raised seed funding in a deal led by Spacestation Investments.

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Douglas Jendras

Managing Director

Finance and operations executive with broad experience in private and public companies, including emerging ventures. 20 years in telecommunications industry including leadership role positioning restructured company for multi-billion dollar transaction, negotiating agreements, and overseeing due-diligence for merger and acquisition opportunities.  10 years managing investments in real estate and technology while consulting companies in telecommunications, technology, real estate, healthcare, construction and intellectual property.  MBA in Finance from Pace University and BA in Psychology from State University of New York at Albany.  FINRA Series 7, 63, 79 licenses.

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Douglas Jendras

Douglas Jendras

Managing Director

Douglas Jendras

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