Top 10 Food Products and Beverages Capital Raises in the U.S. – June 16th-30th, 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
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- Chex Finer Foods, which supplies specialty and natural food products to independent grocery retailers, co-ops, natural food stores, and regional and national chains across the East Coast, received development capital from Paine Schwartz Partners.
- Luke’s Lobster, a seafood purchasing and production business that serves sustainable seafood to guests, received development capital from Whole Foods Market and Relentless Consumer Partners.
Merger/Acquisition and Corporate
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- Scout Distribution, a craft beer and wine distributor company that offers individuals access to alcohol, was acquired by Hand Family Companies.
- Yerbaé, a plant-based energy beverage company, was acquired by Safety Shot.
Later Stage VC
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- Sunnie, pre-packaged snacks that provides child nutrition and encourage good health, good living, and a positive environmental impact, raised $2.03 million of venture funding from InviNext Growth Partners, Fulcrum Collective, and other investors.
- NuCicer, which produces nutritious chickpeas that help meet the global demand for protein, raised $13.76 million in Series A funding from Leaps by Bayer, Stray Dog Capital, Kale United, Better Ventures, and other investors.
Early Stage VC
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- Khloud, protein popcorn snacks brand that offers nutritious snacking alternatives, raised $12.5 million of venture funding from Anti Fund, Endeavor Group Holdings, Shrug Capital, and Serena Ventures.
- Better Sour, a plant-based sour gummy candy brand offering a delightful snacking experience with globally inspired flavors from the Middle East to the Asia Pacific, raised venture funding from Taste Tomorrow Ventures.
Angel and Seed
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- AllergySmart, allergen-free snacks that provides snacks for all age groups, raised $292,509 of angel funding.
- SodaBox, craft fountain drinks & treats that provides tumblers with refreshing drinks, raised pre-seed funding in the form of SAFE notes from 2.0 Ventures and Triangle Tweener.
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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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